What Is Going On With This 1803 Draped Bust Cent?

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keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 12:30 am Hello everyone, I just picked this up the other day at I price I couldn't pass up. But does anyone know what is going on with it? The reverse is the area in question. Thanks for any feedback! Report this Post to the Staff

Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1606 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 05:26 am Hard to say after this long, but I'll throw out a couple of hypotheses: 1) broadstrike, or 2) struck on Half Cent planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 08:31 am Looks like simple PMD to me. Report this Post to the Staff
rottnrog Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 09:06 am Yep, PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 11:06 am Looks like it had another coin against the rev and offset while it was exposed to a corrosive environment. The obv shows some corrosion but may have been against something as well. The coin on the reverse protected most of the rev but the exposed area suffered more corrosion than the rest. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 1:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 1:43 pm I agree ... And lean toward what Conder posted. I have dug coins that came out similar to that one. Picture a coin buried in a yard with another coin on top. Than have fertilizer put on the yard every year. The exposed part of the coin really suffers damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 5:12 pm Conder, that's what I was thinking as well. Thanks everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9796 Posts	Posted 01/28/2016 11:09 pm I'm with Condor on this one, an acid or possibly left outside maybe in the ground for many years. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Pfunk New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 02/01/2016 5:08 pm I agree with Conder as well. Looks like a reverse die break from S through tat and coming back up to the rim at E. Need to check 03 terminal die states. Report this Post to the Staff
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