Whats Wrong With This New 2020 Lincoln Cent

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Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 10:25 pm Has anyone else noticed that pennies minted after..let's say 2017 and especially after 2020 look like a bunch of toddlers made them? The older coins have so much lovely definition and the new ones look like they were dunked in liquid copper and dunked again. Anywho...what is going on with this coin? Learning enquiring minds want to know. Thanks Edited by Kindra3434 05/06/2023 10:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 10:48 pm Not sure what your question is. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Kindra3434 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 05/06/2023 11:10 pm Sorry.. I can be vague. The off coloring in his face? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 02:14 am Looks to me like surface discoloration due to mechanical rubbing, but it might be from chemical exposure instead. In any case, it is damage and not a mint error. "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
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 02:47 am Do not hold your Coins like that. Handle them by the edges. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Edited by NumismaticsFTW 05/07/2023 02:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19155 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 08:19 am I agree--rubbed surface, a result of being in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 12:59 pm Well fingerprints can also alter a coin. The salt in the prints alter the plating. So this coin is not a premium coin. Just a start in life's experiance's for this coin. Even a coin left in a cup holder can alter the surface with the liquids can affect coins. Just a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 5:26 pm Just a rub of some kind. And ya I agree with you about zincolns. The only thing is, I think it started in 1982. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7510 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 5:28 pm He bathed with a wrong soap Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 5:47 pm well he now needs an acetone bath 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
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 6:08 pm Now he has fingerprints too. Sad little guy! It's been around the block a time or two. Just a spender. Edited by dsking 05/07/2023 6:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 05/07/2023 6:12 pm relief (device height) has been reduced over time, so older coins have a higher relief, while newer ones are flatter, perhaps that is the difference you sense Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 05/08/2023 09:12 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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