Lincoln Wheat 1964 D With Strange Background Items

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ahalstea New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 12:24 am Looking at my collection for RPM's I found this interesting issue. I thought it was damage at first then I started looking at the way the foreign substance reaches behind the front lapel of Lincoln's coat. Also goes behind the D. this substance also exists on the back of Lincoln's coat. The reverse has some strange letters at the bottom. I am working on getting a better microscope and I am sorry for the bad pictures. Any ideas what this could be? I image its just damage or Machine Doubling as all my finds seem to be LOL> Thank you in advance Report this Post to the Staff

That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 12:49 am The MM area looks like a nose LAM to me but I'll let the pros weigh in. As for the 'letters?' On the reverse, I am clueless. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 04:28 am to CCF. Not a LAM IMHO. Something is "on" the coin. Not seeing the "letters" To me it would be a spender. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ahalstea New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 11:01 am wheat pennies from the World War II era like this one ... that are made from spent copper shell cases used for ammunition. Yep, recycled copper! I am wondering if this is part of a shiny spent shell on the planchet ? Because it is infused with the coin and not a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 2:25 pm Years ago the current trend then was to put varnish on a BU coin to keep it look. That maybe one that was spend the affected areas may have been protecting those areas for a long time in circulation. That maybe what we are seeing on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 7:00 pm John1 and coop are right, not a lam, just something on it's surface, probably varnish as coop suggested. Wheaties wholesale for about 3 cents each, so there you go! Throw it into a pile of Wheaties until you get enough for a roll, then sell it for $1.50. p.s. - Your title said it was a 1964 Wheat cent, but since there is no such animal, it's obviously a typo. Just fyi. Edited by merclover 12/07/2020 7:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ahalstea New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 12/07/2020 9:45 pm LOL oops I did have another dyslexic moment. Thanks - I wonder if I can edit my topic name. I thought the same thing but the way it goes behind the jacket it had me confused. Thanks for the help. Report this Post to the Staff
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