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Pillar of the Community
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Uh...well, I wouldn't consider damage an error. The coin looks like it's been butchered in acid, or it has layers of some substance on it. None of that happened in the mint. It's just damage, PMD.
Edited by SilverCents 01/11/2021 05:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with SC. I'm not seeing anything other than PMD either.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just damage.  to the CCF!
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Yep, I agree with all of the above, crud and damage,
Edited by Rothery 01/11/2021 1:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Damaged and glue added to the coin. Just a spender.
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Pillar of the Community
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That coin is damaged, that wouldnt have left the mint like that. Spend it.
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Quote: realize they made a big mistake this is a big and rare find you'll see when the coin comes back graded exactly what you guys missed out on I truly hope you don't send this in, we offered our help to you by informing you this wasn't an error. If you didn't like our help that is fine, but don't shame us for trying to help you.
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This is 100% an environmentally damaged coin, but at this point there's probably nothing anyone on here can say that will change your mind.
I look forward to seeing what the certification company says.
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It gets frustrating being told your stuff is nothing, I feel that. But you have to remember that while yes, nobody here can get it right every single time, more often than not the group opinion is correct. If 10 people with lots of experience are telling you that it's nothing, it's probably nothing.
To me, this coin looks like 100 others I have found in driveways and parking lots. Weather/environmental damage can do a lot to a coin, but according to the practices of the mint, there's exactly zero chance this coin left the mint looking like that. Sorry man :/
Edited by Yorkish 01/14/2021 11:13 pm
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First...  to CCF I don't think I saw your first post on this cent, did or could you include its weight. Also on future posts please use the preview button, because IMO the only thing clear in your photos here are the hairs on your leg. Many here will use stacks of books to steady their phones/camera and use a delay as to not get any "wiggles" while phone is trying to focus. Also use a white background so the color balance will be truer to the color of your coin...Best of luck with this error (I'm not seeing any but maybe would need coin in hand)
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That area on Lincoln's shoulder that may or may not look like the memorial from the reverse is probably just glue - A second cent may have been glued to the obverse of your coin at one time. And I hate to say it but the rest seems just like damage....... Interesting background too......  EDIT: A soak in acetone should remove that if it really is glue
Edited by Rothery 01/14/2021 11:31 pm
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As everyone else has said it's heavily damaged. To follow up, there's a difference between being a know-it-all and knowing what you're talking about. Many of the people responding have decades of experience, are specialists or coin dealers. I'd certainly say they count as experienced persons. Quote: look at the pictures and see if you can guess where you messed up at That's kinda passive-aggressive. Quote: instead of asking for more pictures or better pictures Sometimes the existing pictures are good enough to make an accurate judgement, sometimes they're not. Quote: ad that the people on here that gave their opinions to me instead of trying to help me out to make things a lot easier in coin hunting. Tell us how to help and we will. What questions do you have? How can we best teach you what we know? Quote: this is a big and rare find you'll see when the coin comes back graded Please, don't waste your money getting this graded. This is worth 1c, it's heavily, heavily damaged you can see the built up corrosion on the surfaces and the pitting from said corrosion. Copper is a reactive metal and corrodes.
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For future postings, just lay your coin flat on a solid surface and photograph your coin directly from above. Focus is important and your background is sharp while the coin is not. Trying to hold your coin while photographing it is never a good idea. My opinion regarding your coin is it is environmentally and physically damaged to the point that it no longer holds numismatic value. As already asked, the coin's weight could confirm planchet type, but it shows no mismatch visually. Damage can come from many sources, but the only sure things is this coin did not come from the mint looking like this. If you do send it in for third party grading, sometimes that action proves to be money well spent if it helps to educate the beholder. Best of luck to you. 
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