What's Going On With Mr. Lincoln?! Yikes

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Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 12:57 am What's up with Mr. Lincoln? So hard to take pictures, so I'll answer the normal questions I know I'll get asked... Is it a crack? No. It is literally the shape of his nose next to his nose and same with his chin. As for his neck- I don't know what's going on there. Is it raised? Yes. Is it damage? No. Trust me, I can figure that one out- The reverse is "'normal" as in- nothing extra It looks like Lincoln's face was printed normally and then it's as if someone took the coin and turned it just a hair and then pressed down over part of his face again, but messed up and didn't align it perfectly the second time. What's up with this guy? Report this Post to the Staff

Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7028 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 01:09 am Just zinc rot in the right area to make it look comical Report this Post to the Staff
Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 02:38 am What makes you so confident? Report this Post to the Staff
Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 02:39 am No offense... I'm literally just asking Report this Post to the Staff
Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 02:49 am And why is his eyebrow so huge Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 04:48 am @embot, for me the clue is on the rim from 10 to 12 o'clock. That damage suggests to me that two high points on Abe's portrait are also damaged--his nose and his chin. I'm curious if there are also marks on the reverse of this coin. The damage to the copper plating seems to have exposed the underlying zinc core in a couple places--his neck and his chin. Those areas are starting to bubble up a little as the zinc is disintegrating. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 08:59 am Hilarious coin! Report this Post to the Staff
fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 09:53 am Are we sure that it is not Karl Malden sporting a beard?¿? lol Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74090 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 09:59 am Zinc rotted coin. PSD. Yuck. Spendable. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 10:23 am I really just want to toss this clown Lincoln up on ebay and see what happens. Hey hey $0.50 is still a fantastic return & & & & & Report this Post to the Staff
Embot2019 New Member 26 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 10:24 am Whoops I tried to post laughing emojis and they came out sad!! Hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
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