1955 Lincoln Wheat Cent Damage - Funky Looking

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 01:52 am I can only assume this coin was acid treated, but the end result looks rather unique. Most of both sides of the coin show graining, while the area around the right wheat shows a kind of rectilinear patter. No clue how this came about, and the coin weighs 2.98g so not all that much metal could have been lost. 1955 Lincoln Wheat cent damage - itsa wild one Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 04:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 07:24 am Looks like corrosion to me. Possibly buried at one time, then put back into circulation. Marks on both sides suggest a wire brush was used to clean it at one time. Edited by jimbucks 11/06/2022 07:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 08:30 am That is a wild one @tb. As the lines are 100% parallel and matching on both sides of the coin, I wonder if they aren't representative of the rolling direction used to make the sheet stock from which the planchet was cut? Or maybe some exceedingly careful with a wire brush as suggested by @jim. Hard to know. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 08:33 am Never seen anything quite like it! Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 08:38 am ED is my guess Edited by jessvc1 11/06/2022 08:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 08:46 am Hmm, is there such a thing as cancer on a coin ? Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 09:50 am I guess we now know what it looks like to acid etch a lam then let it run free and buy some penny candy ! Right or wrong , that's cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5785 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 10:08 am Quote: .... As the lines are 100% parallel and matching on both sides of the coin, I wonder if they aren't representative of the rolling direction used to make the sheet stock from which the planchet was cut?... That's what crossed my mind as well, roller lines. All it takes is a little mint grease on the rollers that coats the copper as it's rolled out to protect the surface from oxidation and it would be in a striated linear pattern like this. That area on the rev reminds me of a similar effect on ragged clips, just more densely packed together. 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
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 11/06/2022 10:31 am Quote: is there such a thing as cancer on a coin ? Well there is bronze disease, but I don't think that this is that. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 11/07/2022 10:25 am Interesting find. 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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