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New Member
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Hi I am new with this site can someone tell me what this is? 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by SilverDollar2017 03/21/2018 1:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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welcome to the site.... you have a heavily damaged Lincoln Cent.. worth nothing over face value... but continue searching...there are some pretty nice coins to be found ...
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Pillar of the Community
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 , keep looking.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 To the Forum.
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Valued Member
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Moderator
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's been dropped on some pavement and kicked around a bunch.  to ccf!
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Rest in Peace
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 We look forward to your participation.
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
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Thank you , I have a few more so I will post soon ..
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@Ocian, first welcome to CCF. Second, the damage to the outer plating on that cent is allowing the zinc core to show through--that is what the gray colored metal is on your coin.
"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
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like it was attacked by a werewolf with an appetite for copper and zinc.
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Valued Member
United States
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.. looks like what happens when you drop one into the garbage disposal and hit "on" for a few seconds...
Michael
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New Member
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Thank you again, Can you all help me with this penny as well  
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Quote: .. looks like what happens when you drop one into the garbage disposal and hit "on" for a few seconds... It does. I have a spoon with similar markings. 
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