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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of the most bizarre damaged cents I've ever seen. And for all that wickedness, I can't really seem to see anything that appears to be actual copper on the coin. It comes in at 3.38g, so guessing solder was involved at some point, at least to make that mighty mountain of metal. No Date Lincoln Wheat cent damage - can't unsee this one   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice, very nice candidate for Museum of Damage Coins.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It goes in my binder of interesting damaged coins. Someday someone will end up with that mess of messy coins and look at this one and cry.
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Moderator
 United States
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guessing solder was involved at some point Yes I agree solder/braze/weld spatter of some sort. This one would be a good candidate for XRF. "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
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have an old Dansco nearly full of highly damaged Lincoln cents--mostly wheats. If the damage prevents them from fitting in a cent hole, I drop them into old capsules. Always fun to look at the wide range of damage.
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Moderator
United States
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wow, that sure ain't no mole hill on that coin..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Solder seems likely, but why?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3327 Posts |
Wondering if this was used in a fuse box?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
Thanks for the great comments! I've seen an awful lot of fuse box coins and none looked like this. But maybe the box was struck by lightning while the coin was in there!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Attracted to a magnet? It could be steel. Not attracted, then it is probably a copper planchet. A lite sanding on the outside edge my reveal metal content. On the top of a stack of wheat cents, someone may bid more for the stack of wheat cents when you go to sell them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Forgot to add that! No, it is not attracted to a magnet as that was the first thing I was curious about. I'm pretty sure somewhere in there is a copper planchet, it's just, well, disguised to put it mildly.
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Posted 01/02/2022 9:21 pm
