Counterfeit? Harshly Cleaned? Just VLDS? 1954-P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC

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SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:03 am I found this coin in a roll a couple days ago, and when I scoped it looking for varieties, I noticed that the strike was weirdly soft, even for a VLDS coin, and, despite being in red/brown color, the fields had a strange deadness and lack of mint luster, despite there being no obvious signs of mechanical cleaning methods (i.e. no obvious scratches or polishing marks in the fields). The strangest part was, when I examined the edges of the coin, it had bizarre score-marks running perpendicular to the rims around its entire circumference that almost looked like the coin had been filed down around the edges (perhaps after being cast?) My first thought is that the coin is a counterfeit, but the biggest argument I can think of against that is why would someone want to counterfeit a fairly common 1954-P Wheat cent? I'd be interested to hear what people here think - is it a counterfeit? Cleaned? Just late die state? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21584 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:13 am Looks like Die Deterioration, you can see the start of a Ridge Ring on both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:14 am @JimmyD what do you make of the perpendicular score marks on the edges of the coin though? To me, they look like file marks. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:30 am Can you give us the weight? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21584 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:32 am I have seen that before but I forget what the cause was. Perhaps another member can help. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 09/07/2022 6:26 pm Wow, that's the latest die state I've ever seen on a 1954! It's pretty unusual and very cool! It looks like somebody held it with a vise or plyers, the edge marks are PMD. I'd keep it for the VLDS! AU-55 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 09/08/2022 8:17 pm Clear PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5767 Posts	Posted 09/12/2022 3:39 pm I can't see the edge clearly to tell if those lines are left over from punching the planchet out of the flat stock. Do the lines go all the way around the perimeter? Are they individual narrow lines or lines on each side of a groove? I'm with Coinfrog about the weight (and diameter might be helpful). Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
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Counterfeit? Harshly Cleaned? Just VLDS? 1954-P LWC