Austria 20 Heller, Not Exactly An Error But.

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DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 10:47 am I know it's not US and not an error, but I'd like to ask what happened to this coin / what caused it. I mean the coin on the left (1916), while the second one (1918) is shown for comparison how these normally look like. I hope there are enough pictures Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 11:24 am It appears to be old corrosion Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 12:25 pm Since this Austria 20 Heller was struck on iron, it may have also been plated to reduce corrosion? I think I'm seeing patches of plating lifted off. In terms of errors, I think I see a few die breaks too. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 12:56 pm Looks like die clashes also. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189673 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 2:02 pm It looks like flaking plating to me as well. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 3:15 pm Hard to tell from the images, but it appears to be good old environmental damage. Corrosion or removed corrosion that had been left on the coin for a long time will often eat into the surface of the coin. PVC or any number of other chemicals can cause pitting in areas of coins that will never get better. Pitting can be hidden, but it can never be fixed. I know of a person who was a pro at mixing color pigment with wax to fill pitted areas in colonial and early US copper. The work he did was good enough that the lay person could never tell it had been done. In fact, he even did this to plug some holes, and I certainly couldn't tell the planchet had been holed. Anyway, pits can be hidden, but they never really go away. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 09/18/2008 4:08 pm Thanks everyone for your suggestions, so this one goes to the junk bag as well.. Report this Post to the Staff
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