Brown
Brown. The color of toned bronze and heavily toned copper. Brown is in contrast to red, a collectors' term for mint luster or the untoned finish on bronze coins. Also a wide spectrum of brown colors appear as patina finishes on bronze or copper objects. See patina.
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