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Reds_brother18 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 5:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 5:45 pm @reds, that is 100% damage. Someone has sanded off the highest features of this cent and exposed the zinc core. This one is a spender. "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
Dave42 Pillar of the Community United States 571 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 5:45 pm Looks like someone sanded Abe down with some sandpaper. Post mint damage, sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21616 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 5:45 pm PMD. The surface has been ground down. That can't happen during the striking of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Reds_brother18 Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 5:51 pm What about this one guys Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 6:34 pm Best tp start a new thread for a different coin so replies don't get mixed up. First coin shows deliberate damaged as noted. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 6:43 pm Here is a link to the new thread that the OP has created for the second cent. http://goccf.com/t/424214 "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
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 06/27/2022 7:01 pm First coin a sanded down CENT, second coin - well, please only ONE coin per topic to avoid confusions as to which one is being answered. Now, I'll go over the to new thread for the second coin. 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 Edited by Dearborn 06/27/2022 7:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/28/2022 2:34 pm Commenting on original coin, intentional post mint damage. Someone was trying to be funny. Report this Post to the Staff
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