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Hi all. I just stumbled across something weird. A 1983D Lincoln Cent that has a perfectly normal reverse, but the obverse is mostly shiny, like a nickel or a dime. Check out the pic. What type of error is this? Do I have something here, or is this a pretty common type of error? Is it worth anything? Thanks for your feedback!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like environmental damage to me.
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New Member
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it's not environmental, the details are too crisp. It hasn't been rubbed or cleaned and the reverse is bright red and crisp. Honest, when I pulled this out of a coin jar, I thought it was a nickel. The pic doesn't do it justice. It's like the obverse was stamped onto a mostly nickel planchet. Weird...
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Can you post the reverse please?
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 to CCF fellow Michigander. Kinda looks like something on it like glue maybe? It also looks like a VLDS. John1  |
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That is the reverse. Again, the pic doesn't do it justice. It's crisp and bright red. I have been reading other posts with similar errors. Is it possible that this coin was uncoated or mostly uncoated?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you take pics of the Obverse straight on and at different angles pls?
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New Member
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I will do that now...with a sharper camera. Thanks so much for being kind enough to spend your time helping me with this!
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Pillar of the Community
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It just helps us to have nice pics...and I'm no expert <----- still learning as well...
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New Member
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here is pic 1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know, hopefully an expert can help you with this, I thought it was environmental...
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New Member
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There...hope that helps to see the coin more clearly. Again, many thanks for your time!   |
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New Member
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And HI! John1...thanks for the welcome. I am an avid coin guy, so I think our paths will probably cross a lot, now that I have found this site. If I have an area of expertise, it is certainly not error coins. My focus is on mid 20th century US silver coins. Namely Walking Liberty and Franklin halves, but I also mess with quarters and dimes and also some Morgan dollars from the late 19th century. If I can ever help with questions about any of these, please don't hesitate to reach out. Oh, and as for my weird penny, there is nothing on the surface...no glue, nothing...that is just shading that results from my being a lousy photographer. Best, Dave |
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thanks again, kakaratt77....after seeing the pics, do you still think it's environmental?
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