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1996 D Penny What Happened To This Guy?

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Hello again everyone. I'm curious about the lines on the obverse. To me it looks like the impression of a building. Why does Abe have so much Hair? Also is that a G on the rim between Liberty and the word In. I have enclosed front and back images. Thank you for any help you can offer me. Have a Blessed day everyone.

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 Posted 04/29/2017  11:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BrianLikesCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
PMD.
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Seriously damaged.

It took me a minute to find the G -- it makes me think that crud all over the coin is glue.
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It has been in a vise or vise-grip type tool. That accounts for the semi-perforated patterns on the rims and surfaces. The white spots are likely oxidised zinc areas where the copper plate has been scraped away.

Such post mint damage is not uncommon; I did similar things when I was a kid in my dad's shop. That little "G" monogram is interesting, though. It could be random marks that look like a letter or it could have been hand etched by a young man named Greg. I'd put it in my FIDO box just because it's different.

Of course this is my own guess and FIDO = Freaks, Irregulars, Defects and Oddities.

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Buddy, ...first thought was glue, whitish residue
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with the glue attack, but I do understand why you would ask.
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Thank you everyone for sharing your wisdom. Another mystery of the world has been solved.
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