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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From Italy today, in a group of error Lincoln Cents, was this one labeled "Blank"...yes, pretty much blank on reverse, but, it's the obverse that blows my mind..there IS some sort of pattern reverse, but, hard to decipher at this point...I think I'll just post pics, and, answer questions as they arrive, rather than get into another "Calvin is seeing things again" mode....stats: 3.70 grams..same diameter as a Lincoln Cent(spot on, when stacked), at 19mm...scuff on rim shows copper base.coin in question on left.....sure looks like LIBE, in proper area, yet, hits profile too soon...head raised so much, the other areas look sunken, except "pimple", opposing LIB. I cannot see a date, or, anything resembling memorial..fake.foreign coin..cent...cast..error..I have not a clue.. Opinions welcomed! Thanks Calvin G.     |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Seems over weight. Maybe soldered?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a BUS mirrored on of the left side?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I added a reverse B&W high contrast..seems like a possible right roofline reverse?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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here's a closeup of the top of the "pimple", right side, near rim. My uneducated guess is these "lava lines" indicate some sort of hot, molten metal..I have a cast colonial with similar lines.  |
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"Looks like a BUS mirrored on of the left side?"
COOP what does "BUS" stand for?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe BUS, from PLURIBUS...I am leaning towards NOT being a Licoln Cent..what this is, I have no idea at the moment...maybe a foreign coin, which will be tough to figure out...I always like a good detective story..this is one...gonna send pics to Mike D.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Weight is way to heavy. Almost looks like it was hollowed out and then filled with another metal. (Lead base to account for the higher weight?)
Second possibility, just a regular cent with some opaque glue like substance smeared on the reverse. That would also account for the higher weight.
Edited by Conder101
04/29/2014 11:00 am
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Maybe Coop meant "Bust mirrored on left side". I can think of several possibilities as to what happened. Cant wait to hear more from the experts.
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Here's a better, new in focus pic of reverse.  |
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"Maybe BUS, from PLURIBUS." Yeah that would make sense. For some reason I thought BUS was an acronym for something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This may not even be a coin? I see no upset milling on the rim. It could be just a slug?
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Posted 04/28/2014 10:43 pm
