1985 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Question? What Does A Coin And And Insect Have In Common?

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Sarge50 Pillar of the Community United States 768 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 6:02 pm ANSWER: When the come together! think this is the coolest strike through EVER! An Insect wing! Moth? Butterfly? Dragon Fly? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6605 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 6:37 pm Mothra Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 7:19 pm Admittedly entomology isn't my primary pursuit, but given a guess I'd think it looks like a cicada wing. But if so it should be much larger. On the other hand it also looks like a termite wing. Or, well, probably a lot of possible stuff. If it is truly a struck through and not just a stain or glue impression or whatever, then it would be worth getting an ID on it for sure. The way I am seeing the marking cross the devices I am in doubt that it is a struck through at this point but look forward to following this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 7:59 pm @sarge, could you please give this coin a bath in acetone and then repost a pic of this area? I'm speculating that it is dried glue on the surface of the coin. "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
CoinTheTerm Pillar of the Community United States 1161 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 8:34 pm looks like glue, not a strike through, soak in acetone Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7063 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 10:15 pm eithe r way it's cool... Report this Post to the Staff
Sarge50 Pillar of the Community United States 768 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 4:26 pm Termite wing? Report this Post to the Staff
TwistedTrader Valued Member United States 305 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 4:37 pm If it was struck through it would have severe distortion in the wing across the 9. Acetone will destroy the wing. Report this Post to the Staff
Sarge50 Pillar of the Community United States 768 Posts	Posted 12/01/2019 11:12 pm @TwistedTrader....yep I just couldn't stop till I found the matching wing, LOL! Don't want to ruin by dipping it in acetone so gonna card it just like that in my "Strange & Unusual" Box! When I posted it I never thought of looking at the overlap on the 9 and as everyone pointed out it can't be a Strike through! Appreciate everyone's input! Edited by Sarge50 12/01/2019 11:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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1985 LWC Question? What Does A Coin And And Insect Have In Common?