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StarPink New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 05:03 am New at this, help with Wheat penny back looks good. Front has almost no image weight is 2.9 looks as if the copper coating is running down the top. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 06:25 am @star, first welcome to CCF. Second, it looks to me like the obverse of this coin has been sanded down—not a mint error. "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 21595 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 06:41 am The lack of a rim on the Obverse indicates it is just damage. Sanding of the surface accounts for the lighter weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6526 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 06:53 am If it was sanded down. It was done, long ago Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19136 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 07:19 am Agree, post-strike damage. May have been intentionally 'sanded down', or may have suffered from intense lateral abrasion in an 'industrial' setting, like being face down on a smooth concrete shop floor, trapped under a heavy object, and slid around for a time as the heavy object was occasionally moved. In either instance, the coin appears to have served in circulation for many, many years after the abrasion/sanding event. Cool find. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 09:09 am Deliberate mischief. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 09:15 am PMD, to the Community. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 11/25/2021 12:26 pm Just a coin that was intentionally worn down by some abrasive process. 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
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