1964 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Error Or Just Damage?

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cafco New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 08:36 am Odd finish on this 1964 LMC found while sorting through coin rolls with the kids. It's like it is missing copper cladding, but on a 1964? Curious find to me, but is it interesting to anyone else and is there a n explanation? What do I have? New to the group and still figuring out my process for high resolution pictures, but hopefully this is good enough. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21595 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 09:01 am to the CCF As you know, it can't be missing cladding so the only other thing that I can think of is there is something spilled on it. Try soaking it in acetone and see if it removes it. It is certainly damage of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 09:03 am @caf, first welcome to CCF. Second, your cent is normal except that a substance has been added to the surface. A couple possibilities are soldier and mercury, but whatever the substance, the coin is worth face value. If you have a good scale, it would be nice to know the weight. Thx. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19136 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 09:26 am Yes, suggest a long, leisurely soak in 100% acetone. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 09:42 am Agree, foreign substance of some kind. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 09:48 am maybe some type of acid, just damaged coin now Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 4:19 pm This it is not acid. It is a coat over the surface of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 6:22 pm some sort of coating. In my opinion , not worth the acetone soak as maxim value will be face value, so why waste your time on it? Spend it and don't look back. Keep searching! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 6:46 pm I agree with above assessment. and 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188001 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 7:26 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/20/2022 3:54 pm and looks like paint. Report this Post to the Staff
cafco New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 6:37 pm Coin weighs 3.11g No change in the surface with an acetone soak Does an amalgam become brittle and flake off the surface? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21595 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 6:43 pm Whether it came of or not and what it is doesn't really matter. It is still damage and worth 1 cent Report this Post to the Staff
cafco New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/21/2022 10:51 pm I was interested in what causes this type of damage in a copper coin. I've not seen this before so I thought it was worth asking. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 03/22/2022 12:04 am @cafco: Nice to acquiring new thinks and satisfy your curiosity, like almost of us here. To understand this coin was coated, look at the borders of the yellow orange color. Those margins are over the main planchet and this happened only if some outside mint materials will be attached to the surface. Yoou ask what causes? OK. The answer is somebody coated the coin, who and why? questions has no answer. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/22/2022 1:48 pm Looks like a zinc coating added to a copper cent. Altered surface is now just a face value coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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1964 LMC Error Or Just Damage?