2017 D Lincoln Shield Cent - What Happened To This Penny?

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mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 2:13 pm ....Suggesting a "What Happened Here" forum, not to be confused with error coins, but as a challenge to answer what type of external damage caused a particular appearance on a coin ... ...I'll start with this 2017 D Lincoln ... ...looks like it was blasted, front & rear, with micro - bird - shot ... not much in the way of scraping to the coin, just these very tiny pits across the two surfaces ... ...what happened ... Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 2:30 pm Looks like it was tumbled with metal shavings. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6537 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 2:47 pm Quote: "What Happened Here" Thats the oldest question in the book Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 2:51 pm ..."that's the oldest question in the book"... ...fair enough ...what's the oldest answer?... Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 2:58 pm It was lying on a cement sidewalk and people walked all over it? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:07 pm Nothing to see here, just the usual quality of zincolns coming out of the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2231 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:09 pm A local plumbing business has a small enclosed sandblaster they use to clean rusty parts. That could create such a look. My wife has used a small sandblaster at art class for putting frosted designs on her glass pieces. Obviously the cent has PMD from something, maybe it was in a gravel road or tumbled in a gem/rock barrel. Edited by livingwater 09/21/2023 3:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:30 pm Some of the pits have tails indicating it was also dragged a bit. Run over, flipped, run over again. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3469 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:35 pm Quote: what's the oldest answer?. Unless you were there when the damage occurred, it's difficult, if not impossible, to determine what caused the damage. Whatever the cause, it's just a damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6537 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:36 pm Quote: what's the oldest answer? Quote: Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 3:46 pm livingwater:..." ...sandblaster they use to clean rusty parts..." ...doesn't look like sandblasting effect ... but good guess ... John1..."It was lying on a cement sidewalk and people walked all over it?''... ...close to something like that (it occurs sort of evenly on obv. & rev. ... doesn't look like foot traffic damage / random scraping...), ...keep thinking ... Cujohn ... "Nothing to see here, just the usual quality of zincolns coming out of the mint.' ... ...ain't that the truth! ... Report this Post to the Staff
loonielewy Pillar of the Community Canada 1777 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 7:30 pm My guess is........a cent inside a folded piece of 80 grit sandpaper wrapped in leather and struck by a blunt object on a firm surface. Don't see how you guys could have missed it. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa" In memory of those members who left us too soon... In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020 In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP. In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Aurelius Valued Member United States 68 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 8:08 pm It's a pity the coin has ended up in this pitted condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 09/21/2023 8:37 pm Whatever happened to it, it wasn't outside in the rain for very long after it happened. There's virtually no zinc rot that I can see; it all looks like physical damage, rather than corrosion. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/22/2023 06:28 am ...loonielewy: "My guess is........a cent inside a folded piece of 80 grit sandpaper wrapped in leather and struck by a blunt object on a firm surface..." pretty good assumption ... most reasonable guess so far ... I'll try & duplicate that method & see what happens ... may I borrow a penny?... Report this Post to the Staff
Bond632 Valued Member Canada 98 Posts	Posted 02/22/2024 6:05 pm Struck with a stiff bristle wire brush? Report this Post to the Staff
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