1958 D Wheat Penny Possible Strange Error.

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abutterfly1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/08/2017 9:54 pm I found this 1958 d Wheat penny in my grandpa's collection I inherited. It is dull on the face of the penny like all of the Wheat penny's in the collection and the back side is multicolored 90% shiny and 10% dull. Does this look like a error? Edited by abutterfly1 07/08/2017 10:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff

WheatBackPenny Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 07/08/2017 9:57 pm Looks like PMD (post mint damage). Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 07/08/2017 10:26 pm to the Forum. If one side is shiny and one side is dull it probably sat in one place for a long time, maybe in an album. Post another coin and try to get a close up picture of both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 07/08/2017 11:16 pm to the forum! That coin was probably in a folder, a Blue Whitman folder or one of the other varieties. Looks like it 's been effected by humidity/moisture of some sort, spent time in a basement or garage in a box maybe? Seem what we call environmental damage. Somehow that shiny portion is the original Mint luster that was protected, sadly the whole coin wasn't. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/08/2017 11:35 pm with Crazyb0. It looks like it was in a folder that allowed the face (obverse) to be exposed somewhat to turn brown and the back (reverse) was more protected but moisture got trapped in there and caused the deterioration you see. I'm 99% sure it's the result of improper storage. There may have been other things involved as well. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 02:34 am Could also be that the penny was glued to some kind of display. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 03:28 am I think you're right, durkastani. The reverse certainly looks like it has glue on it. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
abutterfly1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 3:14 pm Thank you all for the information. Will be posting pictures of another coin I found little later. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 5:04 pm I like the glue theory as well. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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