1940? Wheat Penny. What's Going On With The Obverse And Reverse?

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Chavez Valued Member United States 252 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 08:41 am Can someone let me know if this is PMD or some type of peeling. This penny looks very spotty! The reverse show some type of lamination going north east through the one cent Report this Post to the Staff

mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9164 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 08:54 am It looks like it's been buried in the ground or had an acid bath. Can we get a full pic of both sides to tell more please. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 08:58 am Environmental damage of some sort. PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 09:13 am Definitely environmental damage after the coin was minted. KK Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 09:34 am @chavewz, I don't see the lamination--is it on the rev? If so, then please post a pic of that side of the coin. Thx. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 11:41 am Looks like PMD. Please post pics of the reverse so we can see if its actually a lam. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 1:01 pm It's Post Strike Damage on the obverse side. It shows Environmental Damage. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 08/11/2018 2:27 pm Do a science experiment. Place a copper cent (pre-1981) into an opened fresh can of Coca-cola, leave for 24-48 hours submerged in liquid. Remove and examine (if found) Report this Post to the Staff
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