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Is This Considered An Error Indian Head Penny?

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 Posted 05/20/2025  04:07 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Realizedgain10 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Came across this the other day and I'm very new to collecting coins at least I'm new to the knowledgeable world of it, been collecting for several years however I haven't taken my hobby much further than the acquisition stage would love to get some more information on this and other coins from this impressive group of experts here! Thanks in advance, I'd love to know any and all information, ie, is this considered an error? Is it considered collectible or desirable or is it just junk? How rare or not is it? Is it worth anything, etc.

It weighs significantly less than a normal Indian Head penny, as if it's missing a couple of layers.

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 Posted 05/20/2025  04:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It is indeed "missing some layers", but unfortunately, the reason it is missing some mass is it has had a soak in acid or some such corrosive liquid - or perhaps it was a heavily corroded metal detector find which has been cleaned. Being covered in pits and craters is a sure sign the coin has been corroded by something.

Either way, it is not an error, sorry. It's just a damaged coin now.
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to the CCF

it is a coin that has been damaged by corrosion.
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Ok awesome thank you that's what I was hoping to know!
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Unfortunately just a badly damaged IHC.
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"Acid coin" - may have been buried in corrosive soil or just plain soaked in some type of acid accounting for the weight loss.!
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