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1956 Lincoln Wheat Penny Environmental Damage?

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 Posted 06/06/2022  2:37 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add TippyCanoe to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
My thoughts are environmental damage build up and not a die crack because it looks like rusting on what looks like die crack.

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 Posted 06/06/2022  2:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JimmyD to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like something has been spilled on it and dried.
Definitely not a Die Crack
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 Posted 06/06/2022  3:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Suggest giving the coin a week-long soak in 100% acetone. Might clear-up some of the crud (perhaps).
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 Posted 06/06/2022  5:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cujohn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Maybe solder?
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 Posted 06/06/2022  7:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This one is a bit weird. I'd be interested to see what it looks like when cleaned up a bit. In addition to the stuff going on with the front, the right wheat stalk might have a die chip and EPU looks oddly sunken.
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 Posted 06/06/2022  8:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ok I took the OP's image and added his coin to it 3 times in different locations to simulate additional coins piled on top on the original cent. I used the OP's image several times to maintain the size and arc of the coin.
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That was cool. Ty
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