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asyrp43 Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 5:39 pm I found this Wheat cent in a bag I was going through. Is this Struck Through Grease maybe? Or just post mint damage? -Allen * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 6:06 pm To me this looks way more like environmental damage, or acid damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 6:24 pm I'm border lined on acid or heated damage after strike. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 7:50 pm It's either acid or heat, and it is a cent not a penny John1 Report this Post to the Staff
asyrp43 Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 7:53 pm Thanks guys! Cent....penny...you know what I'm talking about Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/19/2017 8:22 pm It was heated with a blow torch. If it were missing the rim, then it might have been an acid coin. But I've seen these before. It was heated with a strong torch. Note the reverse is affected more than the obverse. So it was not done at once. Heated and flipped. Not a grease issue either. On a grease error, the devices are not formed because of the grease blockage on the die. This was a normal coin and then ruined. Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 01/20/2017 09:08 am I agree with a heated "cent" Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/20/2017 5:06 pm Well, at it kept some kid off the streets. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 01/20/2017 7:08 pm If you hang around here long enough, you'll learn a lot about numismatics. John1 is correct, it's a cent. The United States doesn't make pennies. Lots of people call them pennies, but the vast majority of them know very little about coins. When they refer to them as pennies, they immediately lose credibility. Sometimes they are snickered at behind their backs. It's your choice, but thanks to John1, now you know the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
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