Fingerprints On This Coin ? - 2003 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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ikuna Valued Member Trinidad And Tobago 490 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 6:40 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Are these ridges on the surface of the coin I previously posted fingerprints or not ? (See picture). I am new to this coin hobby and it is possible that it could really be fingerprints, however I felt that they are as a result of the zinc and copper mix reacting with the environment in some unique manner. Please share your opinion on this matter. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 6:48 pm Not fingerprints. More of a plating issue. Not a premium for the coin. 2001-2003 cent? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 6:49 pm Nailed, as usual! Report this Post to the Staff
ikuna Valued Member Trinidad And Tobago 490 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 6:57 pm I knew that. It is not finger prints. This is the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34457 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 7:39 pm Quote: 2001-2003 cent? Amazing @coop! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 8:46 pm Why did I guess those years? Those years have a larger font on the devices. I knew it was zinc also. So that was what I guessed it as. Now on the reverse over the 'FG' area, that looks like fingerprints. Edited by coop 03/26/2019 8:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ikuna Valued Member Trinidad And Tobago 490 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:13 pm This is a close up by the Fg. Does it still look like finger prints ? Check it out Because of the planchet pattern along with the variable toning it looks like a finger print from a distance. The picture shows the pattern on the metal. It means that this coin is unique once the pattern is proved not to be made by finger prints. Edited by ikuna 03/26/2019 10:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:39 pm No it is just the same issue as on the front. When the images are too small I see how that is what you thought it was. But note, it flows across the coin. Fingerprints are usually more curved and don't usually flow across the whole coin: Report this Post to the Staff
ikuna Valued Member Trinidad And Tobago 490 Posts	Posted 03/26/2019 10:48 pm Thanks, but I was told that it looked like finger prints so I started this conversation to prove otherwise. Thanks for your generous contribution coop. Report this Post to the Staff
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Fingerprints On This Coin ? - 2003 LMC