Acid Damage ? Road Kill ? - Coin Community Forum

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appleangel07 Pillar of the Community Australia 1607 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 11:09 pm This poor old coin has had a rough trot,what do ya reckon? Report this Post to the Staff

juzzyb Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 11:32 pm I can't tell you what the damage is from but I agree that it has had a very hard life. Report this Post to the Staff
Golden Nickel Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 11:32 pm Ive seen a penny like that before and it was from acid. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 01:00 am I reckon road kill! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 05:21 am Looks like road rash to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ozcoins Pillar of the Community Australia 1005 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 05:25 am I think road rash as to me it seems like there is more damage to higher points. Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 06:25 am My first thought was roadkill but the marks seem too deep compare to other victims of the same fate either way its been through a lot. I have a lot of trouble finding the norfolk island coins in Adelaide so I would've been devastated if I found that one. Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 06:28 am That is one "Ratty" coin AA Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 07:17 am I agree with Nancy. I've found a lot of coins on or near roads, and that damage is typical. I would expect acid to have a much more evenly-distributed outcome. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 08/11/2012 07:23 am Quote: Ive seen a penny like that before and it was from acid. American 1 cent coins are plated zinc; acid attacks a pinhole in the copper coating and eats away at the zinc underneath. Australian 20 cent coins are solid cuprnickel, so won't show this surface effect with acid. Acid will attack the entire surface, evenly. This coin is roadkill. 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
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