1968 "lumpy" Penny

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chewy_27 Valued Member Canada 55 Posts	Posted 01/30/2013 11:48 pm I have been slowly going through a collection of coins that I inherited years ago and trying to get them all sorted and organized in some way shape or form. I have a bag of about 50 or 60 Lincoln cents. I was going through them and sorting them by year and mint mark and came upon this coin. The best way I can describe it is that it has lumps of copper all over the coin. Here are some pictures. Is this something that happens often? I have an awful pile of coins here, some errors, but this one really seemed to stand out from the others by a lot. Thanks for any information you can give me. Report this Post to the Staff

seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 04:35 am This is not an error. It is damaged. It looks like a cent that was part of a group of coins being used as solder. This one survived being used, but had some of what dripped off and splattered on it. Report this Post to the Staff
OddCoins Valued Member Canada 271 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 07:05 am Definitely not a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 07:28 am It looks like dross or scoria (slag). I love using words I just learned the meaning of . Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 7:14 pm Quote: It looks like dross or scoria (slag). I love using words I just learned the meaning of Isn't this the "nerd" version of what I said? Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 8:54 pm seal006, Are you going to deny me my right to nerd-out once in a while? I have to make up for my C- high school average . Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 04:35 am LOL, I will let you do it. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 07:19 am seal006, The raspberries were a nice touch. Report this Post to the Staff
chewy_27 Valued Member Canada 55 Posts	Posted 02/01/2013 10:14 am Thanks for all the feedback guys. I couldn't see any way that this was possible from the mint, but I just wanted to ask to be sure. And mds308 you are always welcome to nerd-out any time you would like. Report this Post to the Staff
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