Anyone Ever See This Type Of Debris-Retained Alteration Before? (Denom N/A)

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da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 12:40 pm ...and how it happened, as well the material? Sorry about the vagueness in the Subject line, but adding a year and denomination would have been limiting when considering the possible scope of the situation.. Anyhowww... If it was on one side only I'd say the possibility of intentional increases.. Because it's on both sides with one side poorly I have to go with accidental.. I also have to say I've seen other pennies with similar or maybe the same coating, but this is definitely the thickest I've ever seen it.. It's also the only time I've ever seen it with impressions.. The substance is rock-hard, more like a plastic or glue than wax or grease.. And its color is more a darker translucent mean-ocean green mixed with a darker grease grey than what you see in the photos, where it's pretty much the same color as what it's covering (lighting K temp..) My best guess? -- and that's all it is: Either a quick-drying adhesive or accidentally melted plastic got between three pennies while used coinage was being industrial-grade mechanically re-wrapped for (re)distribution to banks / grocery stores / super centers and the like.. Short of intentional, rolling / plastic sleeving is the only way I can explain the reversed impression.. In actuality, however, I have no idea how this happened or what the substance is.. Have at it.. Swamp Edited by da Swampster 06/07/2018 12:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 12:42 pm Definite post mint. Glue or melted plastic or whatever. Edited by BigSilver 06/07/2018 12:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 12:46 pm It's Post Strike Damage. You can see the glue and how it got stuck to two coins. The reversed lettering is a dead giveaway. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 12:55 pm Of course it's PMD.. Sorry I only inferred so under re-wrapping for (re)distribution.. But that doesn't tell us what it actually is or how it happened.. Swamp.. Edited by da Swampster 06/07/2018 12:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 1:07 pm All I know is somehow glue or sticky residue got on it, end of story. There's nothing more I can tell you. You get my point, right? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 1:18 pm Quote: All I know is etc... Yup -- I'm right there with you.. It's the next steps I'm trying to track.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3473 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 1:23 pm Acetone or a some other solvent would likely remove this but is it worth the cost in time and materials to do it? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 1:29 pm Oh, I get it da Swampster. You're trying to figure out how it happened. It's weird how this happens, but soemtimes it's hard to figure it out. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 1:56 pm Quote: Oh, I get it etc... Exactly.. Coop may have something to say on the subject.. And Mike Diamond swings by now n then.. Plus others here who may know.. So I'm good with that.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 2:02 pm Looks like an epoxy type glue. Not the normal Elmer's glue issue. But altered for sure. I remember as kids my brother and I used to take a piece of aluminum foil, press it down on a coin and make a mold and fill it with Elmer's glue to make a glue cast cent. Those were the fun days. Back making molds, now were just growing old. LOL Like these guys. (if they have not died yet?) Edited by coop 06/07/2018 2:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 2:02 pm I'm glad that I got your point. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 2:03 pm Quote: Acetone or a some other solvent would likely remove this but is it worth the cost in time and materials to do it? Well, I have acetone.. So no expense there.. And I have coins soaking in various oils going on a year now, so I guess I at least think I have the time.. With this one I'm not looking to remove it.. I'd rather it'd been a mint thing, but this has its own uniqueness.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/08/2018 07:11 am Quote: Like these guys... When you said you were getting body guards, I thought you meant muscle, not bumpers.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/08/2018 10:57 pm Their class line. (driving down a one way street the wrong way chasing someone) "Didn't you see the arrow?. I didn't even see the Indians." (Now considered a slur) It wasn't funny, it was just how silly the show was. Edited by coop 06/08/2018 11:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ilikeabecoins Valued Member United States 262 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 11:20 am However it happened, it is very cool looking. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 11:32 am Most likely some glue stuck on the surface. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
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