Hi all,
I have this 1899 penny that was in an old collection I got from a great uncle. I have two questions -
It obviously has the 'green death' and I was wondering if there was any way to treat the decaying process.
Secondly, the date 1899 seems to be different to other samples I have looked up. The 1899 seems to have the '1' and the last '9' squished to fit the curve of the coin. Was this coin from a particular mint ?
Any information would be much appreciated.
Cheers
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