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Caveat: I'm operating a little out of my depth here.
I have the impression of two different issues. The one at the rim says "lamination" to me; the two other spots seem either typical zlincoln deterioration or postmint contact with something ugly.
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On zincolns there is not a lamination issue. On the copper/silver solid planchets this happened. But the zinc material doesn't separate and fall off. There maybe struck through copper plating of foil that came off other planchets. Sometimes tape, glue or other materials get on coins and then wear off the coin later on down the line. Is this the case on your coin? Or is it firmly attached to the coin?
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Coop...it looks like the copper plating peel't of.There is nothing on the coin.
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Lincoln Playing with acid? Uh Oh.... LOL. Pics 3,4, 5 6 is that area risen, like it could have extra metal....or.... sunken like it could have been struck through metal? Oh wait you said is was stripped away...OH No! Lincoln Leprosy Coin....  Zinc Cents aren't me favorite coin. I don't look for many errors on zincs.... Maybe DDO's and DDR's. I'd sell those and invest in good ole copper ones  Edited by Collector-Corner
11/24/2013 8:00 pm
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It all looks like some form of adhesive or old dried liquid of some sort.Notice around the edge's it black & crackled.It's PMD The last picture shows it best Edited by jasper62
11/24/2013 8:58 pm
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To me, it looks like something acidic splashed on your cent causing some discoloration.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Something I have seen on coin is along the edge of the coin an accumulation of clear grease. A tooth pick would remove this or detect this. But it maybe a struck through plating on the coin. But this would come off in tack. Here is an example of a coin that had the plating struck into it. The finder removed it carefully and was able to see both the coin and the plating for a big price.:  The reason this is not a lamination is that when the plating is removed, under it the copper plating of the planchet was in tact. This a zincoln cent. Edited by coop
11/25/2013 2:26 pm
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Thanks guy's...
I cleaned the coin with aceton.The area under "LIBERTY" does now look like a spot of some kind.The area on the bust still looks the same.
Im going to work on it a bit more tomorrow.Been working 12 hour shifts the last few days.Hoply I can work on the coin after work.
Thanks again :)
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Ok...I think I might figured this one out  The coin looks like it was artificially toned.Maybe coated with something Aceton doesen't even take of.I found more areas that look like its peeling.I think something the coin was coated with is peeling away. Made 2 more pics of the other area I found. What do you guys think? Makes sense    |
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Looks like someone tried to nic-a-date it or use another etching agent maybe?
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Or just a stain on the coin?
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Posted 11/23/2013 4:53 pm
