What Happened To This 2018 Lincoln Penny?

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brookeAD5683 Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 03:03 am Ok, so I've tried soap and water, soaking it in vinegar and simply scratching to get whatever this is off but nothing has worked even a little. Can anyone help me figure out what this could possibly be? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 04:45 am Environmental damage of some sort. From the bottom of a car cup holder? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 07:34 am Looks like preferential toning due to exposure to a chemical. What surface the coin was resting on had a similar striped pattern. Added: in this particular case, scratching was fine because this cent is only worth face value, but I would caution you against employing a destructive test like this. We are all learning here and this could be a pretty cheap lesson for you to learn. "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 Edited by Spence 06/16/2019 07:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 09:24 am Not sure why you were trying to salvage this. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
JimNWLincoln Pillar of the Community United States 911 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 12:05 pm Looks like small alien spaceship landed on the face of the coin.... Kinda of cool looking Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74334 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 12:20 pm Just a face value coin. Damaged in circulation. PSD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
brookeAD5683 Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 9:33 pm Thank you all. Lol I was just curious Report this Post to the Staff
brookeAD5683 Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 9:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/16/2019 9:36 pm Obverse is probably a fingerprint. Very spendable. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 04:54 am Lines looks way too straight for a fingerprint. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 06:16 am @coop, my first thought was a fingerprint too, but I rejected this because of how straight those lines are. "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
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24163 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 11:06 am Some cupholders have that pattern on the bottom to prevent sliding. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/17/2019 11:08 am There are more under the Liberty area, that are fingerprints, they are curved. Report this Post to the Staff
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