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Drag4566 Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 2:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 2:07 pm Yikes, that cent has been heavily polished! I'm a little surprised that circulation wear and then the buffing wheel would remove that much weight, but that doesn't look like a mint error 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 2:08 pm The alteration pretty much does this coin in, as collectable. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 2:21 pm PMD. Please crop photos a bit better...thanks. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 2:28 pm Agree, deliberate damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sharkman Valued Member United States 456 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 3:28 pm We used to have fun flattening pennies on railroad tracks. Report this Post to the Staff
Drag4566 Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 4:21 pm if this penny is polished and buffed wouldn't the numbers letters be completely off. is it possible it is a thin planchet. there is such an error. of split planchet. pics dont do this coin justice. I have an open mind. when you buff something that much the design would be almost worn to none existence. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4395 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 4:45 pm This is very likely acid damage. If this were a thin planchet, there would be a lot of missing detail as the design would not have been able to be fully struck up on a planchet this thin. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 5:04 pm My vote is for acid damage then took to a buffer wheel. Report this Post to the Staff
Drag4566 Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 6:23 pm thank you Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/21/2022 6:28 pm You can actually do this yourself with a little practice. Report this Post to the Staff
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