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Jdford Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:18 pm Old look to it, no high grade, however I noticed the gunk on the reverse, definitely doesn't look like a mint error, right above the N on one, that glue or what ever it is seems to separate a bit. Not sure what kind of flaw it could be but it looks like a lip of the coin like a double strike almost? Idk what do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:30 pm Quote: definitely doesn't look like a mint error I agree--looks much more like dried glue to me. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:32 pm Glue sounds right. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:33 pm Not a double strike or any other type of error. It is just glue that should come off after an acetone soak. Maybe someone had glued it on to something. Report this Post to the Staff
Jdford Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:40 pm Ok thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19197 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 1:44 pm Acetone--when used properly--is your friend. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97159 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 2:25 pm yep, looks like dried clear glue. the acetone soak should clear it up. 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
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 2:59 pm I agree, it looks like it was glued to something. Post mint damage for sure! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 2:59 pm If you can see through it, it is Elmer's glue. If you can see through it, it's an epoxy slurry on the coin. Not a mint error. An altered surface error, making it just a face value coin (but a wheat coin). No need to try to remove it, (probably wouldn't come off anyway) but the two carbon spots on the obverse keeps it from being any coin of future interest. Report this Post to the Staff
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