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Wildhare Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 12:13 pm I have another Canadian penny that I was going to post a earlier. I can't quite figure it out. Mint error..? or more shenanigans? There is no slop over on the rim or obverse. Report this Post to the Staff

darryldarryl Pillar of the Community Canada 2427 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 12:33 pm Looks like someone put acid on the reverse and just let it sit. Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 12:59 pm Shenanigans. Cents from that era were solid copper, not plated. It looks like some solder on the surface to me. Report this Post to the Staff
GoldenIslesCoins Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 12:59 pm i think it was plated and it has mostly worn off. Louis Common to see this happen Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5591 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 3:20 pm plating or coating that wore/flaked off. Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 4:44 pm You often see pennies that were varnished on one side when put in books. It was believed to preserve color. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 5:54 pm Gesundheit ! "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
DEVLEC Pillar of the Community Canada 3234 Posts	Posted 09/24/2016 8:44 pm Quote: Gesundheit ! ..... Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 1:39 pm Looks like a plated coin that was used to "replace" a fuse in an old style fusebox... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 09/26/2016 4:12 pm Quote: Looks like a plated coin that was used to "replace" a fuse in an old style fusebox. This happened a lot back in the day. Report this Post to the Staff
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