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New Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Red means the original color. You coin has a coating on the surface of the coin. It is also damaged. So it is now, just a cull Wheat cent. Not an original BU cent.  A business strike red coin will look like the top images. A proof cent would look like the lower two images. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4404 Posts |
Definitely 1953-D BN (Brown)
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21611 Posts |
 to the CCF It is not an error, it is damage. It looks to me like it is a 1953 but hard to tell. To be considered a red cent, it would have to be in MS condition which yours is not. It may have been chemically cleaned at some point. |
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Moderator
 United States
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Not an error here, it took a big hit gouging out that trench from rim to rim with a hop in the middle.
I think it is either a 1953 or a 1933 (leaning towards a 53)
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New Member
 United States
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How can you explain the top of the date numbers. The height of each number seems to be increasing
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Looks like 1952-D. The tops of the date numerals were pushed up by the damage. to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7174 Posts |
to the CCF and  with the frog, only 1953 |
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Forum Dad
United States
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How can you explain the top of the date numbers. The height of each number seems to be increasing Yes, because they've been gouged and pushed by something. Not an error. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I reckon this coin could be a metal detector find, which would explain the reddish environmental toning. The gouge may be where the detectorist hit it with his/her trowel when digging it up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm going with 1953-D but in this damaged condition what difference does it make ? It's a wheat cull .  |
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United States
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With this brick red toning and heavy, fresh gouge, I wonder if this wasn't a ground find that got damaged while being dug up.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
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Canada
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On this coin the date do not matter. the coin was wash with corrosive short time then put in the acetone. Characteristic color.
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Posted 04/18/2022 1:05 pm
