Red Öffentlichkeit Deposited
- Red. A collectors' term for the color of uncirculated copper, as a shiny uncirculated cent, before it has toned or aged. It turns brown by this toning.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor