What Is Going On With This 1915 Lincoln Wheat Cent?

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tolch123 Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 11:18 pm So I purchased this encased mirror button, which advertised a jewelry shop in Minneapolis. Luckily, because it was covered by some sort of plastic, it is still full red and beautiful! And I'm certain it hasn't been cleaned. I cracked it out of the button, and I'm left with a bizarre oddity... The strike is super, super razor sharp, the fields are super shiny and the rim seems squared. Normally, I'd be inclined to assume it to be a proof, but when looking at the reverse, I'm left COMPLETELY CONFUSED! Any ideas? (Sorry for the poor pictures) Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 12:00 am It's been whizzed Report this Post to the Staff
tolch123 Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 12:11 am Classic. That makes perfect sense! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 03:12 am It looks reprocessed to me (and maybe whizzed before that). It would have been best to leave it in the button to retain some original value. Now, it has very little value. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 09:15 am Probably right. Not sure what happened to that messy area on the reverse, though. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18670 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 09:27 am looks like PMD on the reverse and then someone wanted to shine it up to display it. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 10:08 am Crudely plated after being crudely whizzed . Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19958 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 11:34 am 100% PMD, too bad! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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