1939 D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC With Strange Defect

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Datguyy77 Valued Member United States 349 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 11:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 11:14 am Guessing this is damage from an acidic environment. Perhaps buried at one time. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 11:20 am Not a mint error. Just had a hard life in the wild. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21676 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 12:01 pm Not an error so it has to be PMD Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19279 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 2:16 pm Agree. Not a mint defect. It's post-strike damage encountered after it entered circulation--if coins could talk. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 99205 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 2:24 pm Just the outer layers of the coin decaying away from living in a caustic environment. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 2:31 pm I agree with the Frog, acidic conditions possibly from being buried in soil. Definitely post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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1939 D LWC With Strange Defect