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Could This Be A Real 1957 Lincoln Penny

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is this a fake 1957 Lincoln Penny
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Can you please show us better photos? Both sides, then a close-up or two. Thanks.

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Doesn't look fake, but we do need improved photos--better lighting at a minimum, both sides. Thanks.
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will this work
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Not a fake, just been damaged, possibly acid etched.
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There is absolutely no reason anyone would make a fake 1957 D Lincoln Wheat cent. It's real and worth a few cents.
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With the partial reverse photo now posted, I'm thinking acid exposure.
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Looks to have been etched in nitric acid to me
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more pics
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could it be on a wrong planchet?
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It's just damaged cent worth one cent.
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i knew something was going on with the coin. What I was wondering about was the size and weight. hear some more pics.

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. Acid damage. No more photos needed, thanks.
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!00% acid bath on this one.
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Your coin just lost considerable mass being dissolved, regardless of how it happened. Think about how glass (or a coin) can be worn and smoothed by the sea.
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The weight and size have been reduced by an acid dissolving the material of the coin itself. There is a 99% chance it was a completely normal coin to begin with.
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