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Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 10:00 pm Thumbing through some wheats my inlaws gave me and ran across this. Was wondering if there is anything to this or if it was just some type of extreme wear. The coin weighs 3 g or 46 gr. Thanks for any input. Report this Post to the Staff

foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 11:20 pm I can't tell you why or how, but I have seen coins like this that have extreme wear on one side only. It could have been in a piece of jewelry, for example, where the obverse was encased while the reverse was exposed. That is just one of what could be a million scenarios. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 2:20 pm And oddly enough, while I completely concur with what Bill has said, I have never seen a cent with such extreme wear on one side only. Report this Post to the Staff
Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 3:49 pm Thanks guys I agree it could have been from one of a gazillion things. Just haven't seen one this extreme. Guess I'll just toss it in the look at later jug. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 5:39 pm Looks like it was sanded down because the rim is missing on the reverse. Not a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 6:06 pm For what it's worth here is a better shot of the reverse. Shows more detail than the first pic. Still looks like wear to me but weird how it's only on one side. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/14/2008 11:45 pm Well, now I'm beginning to think it's something different. I don't think that's wear. This could be struck through something, but an error educator would have to step in and tell you what and how. I only do die varieties, so errors are outside my scope. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 03/15/2008 11:11 am It may have been stuck in a dryer for a while on its reverse? but like bill & Chuck said it could be 100s of thing that wore the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 03/15/2008 4:58 pm I'm not much on errors either. That's why it's posted here. Who knows. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 03/15/2008 11:30 pm Hi All, Here's another. normal reverse , very worn obverse. It is not a struck through. It just happens that someone messes with a coin. The older it is the more apparent the unusual wear is. I have an Australian cent that is the same way. Weird but very explainable:-) Report this Post to the Staff
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