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up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 11:54 am Hi folks, I pulled this 1956 D out of a penny album for a closer look under my new microscope, and found what looks like a staple embedded in Lincoln's head! your thoughts are much appreciated, and thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19195 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 11:57 am Curious... Please post a (much) larger, sharp photo of the area in question. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:06 pm trying to enlarge! Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:09 pm This was taken with my microscope on my computer, sorry not so clear. Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:16 pm hope this helps! Report this Post to the Staff
Scuba1 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:26 pm to CCF! I feel like I'm seeing something here that looks slightly raised (not incuse other than being buried in Linc's temple.....) but if that is an embedded staple it has to be the smallest staple I have ever seen, maybe some other foreign object?. It doesn't appear to be a carbon spot due to the definition of the object in question and it's definitely not zinc rot due to the year of this Cent. Not sure what I'm seeing here...... Edit: I know it's a very tiny object but do you have a VERY strong magnet to see if there is any attraction in the least bit? Edited by Scuba1 04/07/2021 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:40 pm I tried a large magnet, and it did not stick. thanks for your input! I am new to this and appreciate your help. Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:47 pm I tried a different magnet on this coin and it did wiggle when close to the object. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 12:55 pm It is too small to be a staple. They are much larger than that: It maybe just a stain on that area? Even a knot on a thread is larger than that: Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 2:43 pm To CCF , My vote is for a struct through coin . Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 5:46 pm Thanks for the feedback on this mystery object stuck in my penny! I thought maybe the tip of a push pin or earring post, or a piece of staple. fun to keep anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 9:07 pm Here's a test. Please the coin under the scope, and then placed a straight pin on top of the coin, and take an image. Then you will see the differences that the magnification shows. Post it for the forum to see. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97084 Posts	Posted 04/07/2021 9:23 pm to CCF Interesting. I'm waiting to see the experiment Coop suggested.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 01:07 am The straight pin will look like a pencil because of the magnification. Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 10:04 pm OK, now I get it! I also have a 1943 steel penny with a purple thread embedded in it? based on the scale I just learned from you. thanks. maybe this object is a tiny wood chip or some other flake of some kind. thanks for the microscope lesson! Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/08/2021 10:31 pm any idea what the purple is? Report this Post to the Staff
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