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Pillar of the Community
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The reverse strike is amazing. It does not stick to a magnet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No bezel. It was just one of the coins in the bucket
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Guessing this is some sort of environemtal toning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wonder if there is a way to test the composition
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can I use my metal detector
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The detector usually gives me a number I could compare
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nominal weight for a 1957-D Lincoln Wheat cent is 3.11 g. When you hear hoofbeats, think horses - not zebras. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by HondoB
06/07/2023 6:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't have access to XRF
But metal detector says 84 on it
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What I meant - at some time it could have been in a bezel - which could have chamfered the edge like that.
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When you hear hoofbeats, think horses - not zebras.   John1  |
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Having the correct weight and correct size clearly implies it is not a wrong planchet.
The rounded rims imply it was bezelled or spooned to some extent, perhaps for inserting into jewellery.
I would tend to assume environmental damage: the coin was sitting glued or otherwise attached to a surface for many years, causing the different corrosion rates on the two sides.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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Sounds good to me. Ty all
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The rounded rims imply it was bezelled or spooned to some extent, perhaps for inserting into jewellery. Thanks for the back-up Sap! |
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Posted 06/07/2023 4:20 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
