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New Member
United States
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I'll just start this off by posting an image I took... it was not easy since the error in question is very small.  The error in question is a P just off the top of Lincoln's forehead. There seems to be another letter before it. It looks like the P is still there because it's not inside the head... it's just off the side. The letter before looks like it got destroyed by the the head when it was printed. Please forgive the descriptions as I'm not a numismatist. Under magnification, with coin in hand, I can make out the letter before the P. UPDATE(Looks like) It's A "BP". I didn't enhance the color which helps and it's still not perfect resolution with the magnification attachment I created. Sometimes I forget... I'm using a 42in plasma from 4 ft away as my monitor. Hope this is close enough. I look forward to the corrosion explanation again. JK.   Edited by DAEM
06/28/2011 7:35 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I cannot see exactly what you are referring to in the picture, but it is very unlikely that there would be a misplaced P anywhere on a penny. In my opinion, with all the PMD on the coin you are just seeing something that really isn't there.IMO. I hope this helps. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That is just corrosion pitting, not letters
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
Can you circle what you think is lettering or something? I don't see anything.
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Given an apparent well worn coin... and/or weak strike... worn, corroded illusion I suspect.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Can you circle what you think is lettering or something? I don't see anything. Look to the left of the T of Trust in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th picture. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
648 Posts |
see it now thank you nancyc , have to agree with biochmist6 corrosion. although B p has been in the news lately , basically wrong font size for penny. imo
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see the outline of a P you are talking about.It took me a few min to see it, but I see it. it's just the way the coin has corroded.The P or BP was never part of the die.Sorry but it's Post Mint Damage.My guess would be enviremental damage.I've found enough old wheat backs Metal detecting to reconize the damage
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
Wow. This is so hard to see, I still can't see it. With eyes like that you need to be searching for RPM's and the like. I usually don't search these. My eyes are not that tuned. I tend to only see the most obvious coins. Wide AM's are my favorite. They are easy to see once you know what to look for. |
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Valued Member
United States
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In order for those letters to appear on the coin in the elevation that they are in on the surface. Would mean that they would have had to of been inside the planchet. Thus being exposed after some of the surface was corroded away. This tells me without a doubt that this is an illusion. Maybe I'm thinking about this all wrong, but none the less, good eye work.
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New Member
 United States
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In reply to the post above I submit these pictures...
BrokaToe wrote: "Thus being exposed after some of the surface was corroded away"Does it look like something corroded away? Before  Close  After  CLOSE 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It does to me. Looks like pot holes in a road in the spring to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
571 Posts |
Sure looks like corrosion damage to me. All those pits are caused by metal being eaten away by some sort of chemical reaction with the environment. It just happens that one of those pits look like letters to you. I see one on his jaw that looks like the footprint of a raccoon, but it's just the way the brain tries to make sense out of senseless data.
Dave
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New Member
United States
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In response to this post
Brokatoe wrote "In order for those letters to appear on the coin in the elevation that they are in on the surface. Would mean that they would have had to of been inside the planchet. Thus being exposed after some of the surface was corroded away. This tells me without a doubt that this is an illusion. Maybe I'm thinking about this all wrong, but none the less, good eye work."
The new pics I posted support the fact that these letters in question were exposed after some of the surface was corroded away. There is an elevated blob of metal corrosion on the BEFORE coin right where the letters are. I would like to know what Brokatoe thinks...
Also looking at the coin all the other "pot marks" look like pot marks but the letters in question that I see look different, look more defined, I'll get a 20x shot of the coin, and that should bring more light. Standby for more pics...
Edited by DAEM
07/11/2011 01:34 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DAEM,
To put it bluntly, you are seeing elephants in the clouds. This coin suffers from nothing more than severe corrosion and the resultant pitting. Even if your coin happened to be a dropped letter error, the severe corrosion and pink stripped surfaces would negate any potential premium from said error.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll bet that it was not immunized for that!
Another sad story of the neglected cent, abandoned where the streets have no name.
Edited by oih82w8
07/11/2011 10:40 am
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