Posted 10/23/2017 9:58 pm
Robert, first welcome to CCF. Second, that coin started out as a cent when it left the mint, but someone has played around with it. Specifically, they have worn away most of the features on the rev and all of the features on the obv. It doesn't look like a belt sander job to me due to the small raised area in the center of both sides. I would expect something like that from a lathe. I'm sure there will be other plausible explanations for how this PMD occured.
How ever it was done, the result is the same--you have a barely recognizable cent with only face value. With all of that exposed zinc, this coin will start to rot pretty quickly--I'd spend it!
How ever it was done, the result is the same--you have a barely recognizable cent with only face value. With all of that exposed zinc, this coin will start to rot pretty quickly--I'd spend it!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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