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KYCopperCoins Pillar of the Community United States 1361 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 12:54 am doesn't appear to be PMD, but never ran into anything like it, coin weight is 2.9g, none of the distortion goes beyond the level of the coin other than the large " Cud" west of Lincolns head. New one on me...like I said, huh? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 01:03 am It definitely looks like PMD. Covered in solder? Melted? I don't know, but this did not happen at the Mint. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
KYCopperCoins Pillar of the Community United States 1361 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 01:24 am if it got hot enough to melt, wouldnt it distort the wheat lines first? I guess I could always take a soldering iron to it and see if it melts off...i just figured solder would end up higher than the rims...not to mention it weights 2.9g which I would assume is within tolerance...and looks to be far more metal than 0.1g there if it is solder ...dunno...just an oddity. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7059 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 01:42 am 43 steel cent should weigh 2.7gs....right? Looks like solder splatter to me, then worn down from still being used/accepted as legal tender Report this Post to the Staff
Curveball Valued Member United States 376 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 01:48 am Heat could have very well been applied to it. Most of the the time though if a piece of steel gets hot enough to start melting it should have distorted the reverses of the cent Are there lines or groves in the distorted steel? Could have slid on a rough rocky surface I've seen coin that are sliders that resemble this damage hope it helps and just my 2cents. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 02:05 am with spruett001. PMD without question. Edited by merclover 12/19/2019 02:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/19/2019 08:53 am No doubt. Report this Post to the Staff
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