1941 P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC . Tree Bark Finish Or Environmental Damage Or Worn Out Die?

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:05 am I found this 1941 P LWC and it has odd finish. It looks like tree bark but I am thinking worn out die. First one I have found like this, cool cent nonetheless. Edited by Jim0815 05/10/2018 11:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:48 am It looks more like staining followed by continued circulation to me.. I go with industrial immersion of some sort.. Looks more like a dry stain as opposed to a wet stain too, like say brake shoe dust or graphite as examples vs oil or grease.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:49 am I don't think they did tree bark finish that year Report this Post to the Staff
Ilikeabecoins Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:54 am Nice cameo effect. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:56 am Maybe I should have typed Tree bark appearance! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 11:56 am Looks like a once buried coin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mrzllewellyn Pillar of the Community United States 1901 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:07 pm I was just messing Jim and with John it spent some time in the ground then went circulating again Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:15 pm ED from being buried makes sense. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:19 pm Thanks guys! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:20 pm Looks like environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:46 pm FWIW -- In all my years of metal detecting I've yet to pull a penny out of the ground looking in any way like the one displayed.. Copper holds up amazingly well beneath the roots unless in flea market type parking lots where oil and grease staining is common or in soil that causes copper reaction leaving everything from 'greenish' easy-wipe stains on through to same coin-defacing damage.. And zincolns look exactly like you imagine, only worse.. So just saying, is all.. Swamp Edited by da Swampster 05/10/2018 12:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 12:47 pm It's been etched with a vibrating pencil and artificially toned by our favorite un-nameable garage imp! Can't you guys see that? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 3:25 pm Note the color. It is a pinkish color. So it was lightly cleaned with something like jewelry cleaning just on the top surfaces of the highest devices. Reminds me of antiquing. Off color coins can be carried in your pocket to make them look this way: If you start a project like this I would like to have a before, and during several pictures. to make a set of images for your coin. So take plenty of images perhaps every 3 days to see the progress. Edited by coop 05/10/2018 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 4:36 pm Quote: Looks more like a dry stain as opposed to a wet stain too, like say brake shoe dust or graphite as examples vs oil or grease.. ,and all high points of this coin has been worn down to expose the true copper color or someone deliberately tried to create a circulation cameo . Just My Opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 05/10/2018 5:24 pm That's the second cent I've had published! Report this Post to the Staff
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1941 P LWC. Tree Bark Finish Or Environmental Damage Or Worn Out Die?