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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So had to leave for work but snapped a cpl pics before I left
I cropped my pic down to, according to free image optimizer, 238 or thereabouts, but when I try and upload it says too large?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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  Ok finally got em Edited by CCB420
02/01/2022 09:41 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Completely beyond restoration of any kind.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
587 Posts |
Yea I didn't figure any type of restoration was a possibility, just trying to see if I have something other than a '43! For my own satisfaction
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19106 Posts |
One of the worst I've seen. Could be a fun curiosity--maybe.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5391 Posts |
Road kill special !
No hope for this one .
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Yep , I thought so; I see a doubled ear .  |
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Moderator
United States
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wow, is there anymore room for more damage on that one?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
587 Posts |
Dang, just threw it in some vinegar when I got home a bit ago, after reading everyone's comments, and u can definitely make out that it's a 44 now! Double ear'd roadkill or not, I think it's pretty cool
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'll send you nice examples of all three (PDS) for a first-class stamp. PM me if interested.
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Moderator
Australia
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Sorry, but the probability that it was a 1944 is infinitesimally small.
Let's apply Occam's Razor. Either your coin is:
- A super-rare 1944 steel coin that just happens to have also become so badly corroded that you can barely tell it used to be a coin, or...
- A perfectly normal 1943 that corroded badly, and the corrosion crater left behind above the last digit in the date just happens to form a shape that you think looks like a "4".
Which of these possibilities is more probable? Clearly, the second one.
Rust is a highly active form of corrosion: it damages the surfaces irrecoverably. Adding acid to a rusty steel coin will not "bring out the details hidden under the rust", because there are no surviving details under rust that thick. What acid will do is to create entire new "details".
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The only thing I can tell is that it's a wheat. Worth it's weight as a slug.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
587 Posts |
That may very well the case, just telling you what I "thought" I saw! Agreed, it's in pitiful shape, but while it was sitting in vinegar, I hit it with the flashlight, at an angle, I could see all 4 numbers and was fairly certain those last two digits were the same. Could I see two clear outlines of 4's...no, but the last 2 digits were the same. Been trying to get a good pic for an hr, gotta go to bed! Here's best I got
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Posted 02/01/2022 10:25 am
