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Jerrold Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 11/02/2019 10:55 am Is this painted Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 11/02/2019 11:33 am @jerrold, hard to say for sure that this is paint or not. It might be from a metallic magic marker so more like metallic ink than paint. It could also be mercury, although that is more on the older cents as kids don't play around with that very much any more. In my opinion it isn't a mint error regardless. "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 11/02/2019 11:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/02/2019 11:52 am Unfortunately . Something that happened after it left the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7036 Posts	Posted 11/02/2019 9:48 pm IMO,I believe if it was part of the zinc core the color would be much darker due to its age. Try soaking in Acetone for about 15 minutes and see if any change happens, therefore if it does change most likely paint of some kind. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/02/2019 9:53 pm Looks like the surface was altered. There are partial plated coins. But the color change is the clue for these: The bottom one show how some of the plating was prevented during the plating process. Report this Post to the Staff
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