Can Anyone Help Me Identify What Type Of Error This Is On Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC ?

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khiizo New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 4:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:02 pm @khi, first welcome to CCF. Second, with this extensive wear and other damage, that gouged area is most likely also damage. "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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25354 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:03 pm Seems to be a BMT - Bashed, Mashed, and Trashed. Post-mint damage. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:12 pm that is crazy looking - severe damage, long time spent in an acidic environment 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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:17 pm to the CCF! This coin most likely looked totally normal when it left the mint. The over-all look suggest that this coin was buried in acidic soil or maybe tossed in a fountain many years ago. Corrosion has reshaped the coin into what you see here. The gouges have an almost eroded look to them, kind of organic. They make me think of running water cutting through rocks, but I can't say what caused them. I have a small collection of coins with interesting damage like this. They don't have any value, but I like them, so I put them in 2x2s and drop them in a binder. Somehow it just doesn't seem right to dispose of a coin that has been through so much. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:31 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 5:45 pm Same. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 6:56 pm If underweight (3.11 grams) I maybe an acid dip issue. It looks also altered as well. But knowing the weight would help to see if that is the issue or not. To me it doesn't look like a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19176 Posts	Posted 10/30/2022 8:45 pm Agree with all above. Keep it as a curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/31/2022 06:34 am Just post mint damage. Interesting, but no value. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 10/31/2022 11:39 am 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
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