1942 Lincoln Cent - Why Is This Discolored?

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Jalzzer New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 02:01 am * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

PNWType Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 04:27 am This is something that happened after the minting process, aka post mint damage. Looks like some gunk or adhesive that got on the coin and discolored over time. The fuzzy looking dark stuff around Lincoln's brow looks to be environmental damage, verdigris perhaps. All in all, seems this Lincoln had a tough life with poor storage and was exposed to a spill Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19115 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 07:58 am Yes, post strike damage. In this case, staining/discoloration caused by exposure to one or more environmental agents. Possibly caused by an adhesive, or a small pool of root beer which evaporated over time as the coin languished under a cup. Report this Post to the Staff
Jalzzer New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 08:09 am What a shame. Pretty decent condition for how old it is. Report this Post to the Staff
Jalzzer New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 08:10 am Im guessing theres not really any way to get rid of the spot? Report this Post to the Staff
Fury Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 08:49 am Yep, definitely PMD. I do not know what could get rid of that. I've heard of acetone but I dunno if it works with copper pennies. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 09:08 am Somew sort of stain. Guessing it's not worth the effort to attempt restoration. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 09:13 am Whatever substance was on the surface likely etched into the copper and caused the corrosion along the head. That's not going to be reversible. Report this Post to the Staff
mastaplanna New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 03/30/2021 3:14 pm Probably would be considered "cleaned" by the looks of it...someone probably spilled acetone or other agent on a table and it just reached up to the dark brown where it is its normal color...reverse completely "cleaned" and the obverse, partial Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 7:15 pm PMD, poor guy got dumped on! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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