1955 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC ..just Found Metal Detecting

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Michael C Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 8:46 pm I know it's not THE 55 but there are some areas that look a little off from a normal one. Once I get home and clean it up maybe it'll start to look like one Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 9:48 pm Just a Wheat cent now. Report this Post to the Staff
Michael C Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 10:34 pm Why do you say now, do you think it was something else before the elements got to it? Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7147 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 10:42 pm Normal cent when minted, now after environmental damage it's worth just a cent. Is what I read into coops post. IMO spend it and let someone else discover it, maybe a new collector Report this Post to the Staff
Michael C Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 01/14/2020 11:21 pm Oh, I read as your timing sucks. Maybe a new collector will buy it with the story and right adjectives. Here's the pics Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 12:15 am You scare us when you say "Once I get home and clean it up." Please don't clean your coins. Cleaning ruins value. Report this Post to the Staff
Michael C Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 01:07 am Thanks for the info! I know not to clean but I figured distilled water and and no scrubbing was OK in this case. Or should I have not touched it at all? Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 01:36 am Not to clean wasn't necessarily directed at you, but in general a plea to any new readers we have here. I guess a soaking in distilled water with no rubbing or scrubbing would be ok if your coin was plucked from soil and then allowed to air dry. Report this Post to the Staff
Michael C Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 02:23 am Im definitely aware it's a death sentence to a coin in most cases. Thanks for the heads up though. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 02:28 am Either way the coin has been butchered. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/15/2020 09:46 am @ Michael C ,you took a bunch of photos of this coin . Is there anything special you see about it ? In this condition it's value is 1¢ . Report this Post to the Staff
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1955 LWC..just Found Metal Detecting