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Moderator
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Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Valued Member
Panama
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just a wild guess. A fake gone wrong?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It looks almost right for Die Pair #2, but I don't think the MM tilts enough to the right, so I'm thinking it's counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When the counterfeiter was welding the "S" on, he accidentally let the torch slip and pretty much destroyed Lincoln from the chest area to his face.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I agree with westernsky, that's what looked like happened.
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Pillar of the Community
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 FAKE! Reported |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Westernsky's explanation seems plausible. What about the garbage in the upper left field?
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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According to the ebay listing: Quote:
This coin encountered and electrical shock! Someone had placed it in an electric breaker box in place of a fuse and actually received an electrical burn which is obvious on the Obverse. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nevol - I don't doubt that. People used to use cents back in the day for fuses and what not.
I think it's 100% legit, and the mintmark hasn't been added IMHO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The house I grew up in had screw in type fuses. I can honestly say I have jammed an old copper cent into the fuse box in a pinch.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Quote:
I think it's 100% legit, and the mintmark hasn't been added IMHO |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Issue - This does NOT match any of the four known die pairs for this date. Check the references! C'mon you guys. Comments please!  Edited by Coinfrog
01/21/2016 7:57 pm
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United States
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The MM looks off to me...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks more like acid damage to me, most likely a failed experiment to remove something from the surface. The MM is almost correct but it seems to missing the die chip in the upper loop of the S.
The bottom line - Who cares, it's a badly damaged and unslabbed key day, you'd have to be stupid to buy it.
Edited by BadThad
01/22/2016 11:01 am
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Posted 01/21/2016 4:19 pm
