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shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:01 pm WHAT HAPPENED? hard to tell from the pics (I'm still trying to figure out how to make better ones) but there seems to be a pretty clear '5' after the 1918 date on this one. imaginationland? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:04 pm @shathe, looks like some circulation flattening on the rim and date in your picture. As to an extra digit in the date, I do see the bottom of a vaguely 5-shaped blob. I'm thinking it is surface discoloration and Pareidolia though. "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
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21586 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:05 pm Not a 5. Just a mark on the coin. It is impossible during the striking of a coin to suddenly have an extra number appear. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:07 pm Just a well-worn 1918 cent, no 5 after date. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 04/24/2021 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:14 pm Quote: Just a well-worn 1918 cent. um, you should see the back of the coin then, lol. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 8:36 pm I'm game, please show us the reverse. Edited by Coinfrog 04/24/2021 8:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19120 Posts	Posted 04/24/2021 10:14 pm Well worn, circulation flattening. Not a 5 after the date--pareidolia. Report this Post to the Staff
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