1918 Lincoln Wheat With What Looks Like A Wide Rim That Has Been Polished?

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TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 06/13/2021 7:42 pm Has anyone seen this before? Would someone or something polish the rim only. It looks taller and wider then normal as well. Looking for your expertise. TY Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/13/2021 8:16 pm Took a tumble in a dryer? Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/13/2021 9:08 pm Start of a Dryer Coin methinks. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97926 Posts	Posted 06/13/2021 9:26 pm when I was a young boy, I would take some Wheat cent coins and hold them much like the OP and rub the rim on the sole of my sneakers. The result was an extremely shiny edge of the coin while the rest had it dark patina. This coin looks just like that what I did as a kid 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 06/15/2021 10:12 am Not sure what the question is. But here are a few answers: 1. The wide rims are normal for that year. 2. Rubbing the coin to polish a coin doesn't ruin the value. Rubbing down the devices on faces of the coin will lower the value to a coin. 3. Finger prints on a copper coin when not removed at the time, will leave permanent damage to the surface of the BU coin. 4. The V.D.B. was added this year to the obverse location that we see today. The dots on the initials remained till around 1935, when they stopped. Today the dots are not present on the coins since then. 5. People do things to coins that they don't realize that will affect their collect ability. 6. The EPU devices look taller, but the die wear is making it appear that they are taller. Report this Post to the Staff
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