1957 D Wheat Penny Lamination Error?

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Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 04/17/2023 6:56 pm Can anyone tell me what this error is? And why the bright purple color? Weight 3.2? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/17/2023 7:13 pm Not seeing any errors, just staining. Report this Post to the Staff
Nycstlrr Valued Member United States 284 Posts	Posted 04/17/2023 7:42 pm Looks like it may be nail polish? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21625 Posts	Posted 04/17/2023 8:01 pm Not a lamination and not an error, just some substance on the coin. Hard to say exactly what it is but it wasn't on there when the coin was minted. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 09:26 am In the past for some reason girls painted coins with nail polish. Who knows why girls do what they do but we love them anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19189 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 09:31 am For fun, try giving your coin a long soak in 100% acetone--might remove some (or all) of the 'stain film'. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96989 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 2:36 pm Fingernail polish or something similar. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 04/18/2023 3:55 pm Something on the surface of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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