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Just found this in a Wheat cent bag, but I can't quite tell if it is the real OMM. Thanks for the help Eric   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks to have potential, have you found any markers ?
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Canada
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Looks like its wore and taken a hit to the 5
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United States
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I'm pretty curious. Would anyone think this might be clearer after an acetone bath?
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I was looking on PCGS Coinfacts for this variety and the pictures seems to match up. The part of the S coming out of the D is strong, but then the last half of it is weak. Maybe we need Coop's expert photos  Quote:
Looks to have potential, have you found any markers ? Stoneman, I am looking at the variety vista page for this error and I think I found what you were talking about. http://varietyvista.com/02a%20LC%20...2DOMM001.htmQuote:
Looks like its wore and taken a hit to the 5 I agree, that could also be a reason why it is so faint. Quote:
I'm pretty curious. Would anyone think this might be clearer after an acetone bath? Probably would be nice to clear up all the crud around that date and such. I don't have acetone, but I do have verdicare. Does acetone make the coin "cleaned" or is it just a conservation fluid? Thanks for all the help! |
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Acetone, if pure, will not harm the coin and is considered conservation, not cleaning. However, some folks still don't care much for a conserved coin, which can seem uncanny. In some instances, one can see differences in the color of the coin where grime has been removed, but that's more often with big patches of grime, a splash of glue, or the like.
If you do think you'd like to try the acetone route, make sure you get 100% pure acetone, and practice on some throwaway coins first so you get a feel for whether you're comfortable conserving this coin.
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Great News All, After using some Verdicare and a toothpick to clear out some the crud around the date, I think I have clarified that this is indeed the 1952 D/S Over Mint Mark. Unlike, the last picture, now you can see the whole curve of the underlying S under the D mintmark.     Quote:
But a bit of removal of the gunk might help a bit? You might see markers that may match? Removing the gunk helped significantly, but I still am having problems picking up the die markers. Maybe this was an early die state where there aren't any listed die markers, or they were worn away. Quote:
If you do think you'd like to try the acetone route, make sure you get 100% pure acetone, and practice on some throwaway coins first so you get a feel for whether you're comfortable conserving this coin. I will order some 100% acetone and try that out. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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The coppercoins example is a later example of die state. But it looks like it might be from that die. The 'S' ends in the right spot on the mint mark. (Markers from copperoins would be different as the die state is a lot later. Some die markers appear and then go away. On your coin the markers probably hadn't happen yet like the CC example. (which is really a LDS not MDS) http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=mds |
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