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Hopefully they will move this to modern coins-error/varieties.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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After looking closer, It apears to be a 1946 S  |
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No I have not tried to clean it.
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Interesting. I don't know this for sure, but I think on a coin that old, it is possible that the MM could be anywhere (within reason) because it was applied separately. I'll go see what I can find out about that, meanwhile, maybe and expert already knows.  |
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Okay, I checked and apparently the MMs were applied by hand to the dies until 1990. So the die that made that coin could very well have had that S where it is.
Too bad about all that black junk all over it.
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Try some Verdi-Care on it. It kinda looks like it might have been a metal detector find and dug up.
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Hopefully they will move this to modern coins-error/varieties. Done.  Although it is now clear that it is not an E/V, the diagnostic discussion is always good to have in this forum. Besides, it is clearly not a Classic US Coin (at least per the Community description).  |
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I guess I will clean it and see whats under the tar or what ever that stuff is.
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Hey jbuck, is that considered one of them "Woodies" ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not that I know a lot about woodies but it sure looks like one.
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Swisher......how did you get it, roll hunting ?
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Wow I've never seen anything like that before.
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1. This is undoubtedly a 1946-S sans-serif style mintmark Lincoln Cent. 2. The condition of the coin is such that spending any time on trying to improve its appearance would be a waste of time. It's still a 3c Wheat penny. 3. Whatever is on the coin and the problems it caused with the coin are damage to the coin, not the result of a mint error of any kind. 4. The mintmark is in a normal spot for any Wheat cent. |
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Underneath the muck it does look like a woodie, but I do not know for certain if the look was created by the gunk.
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