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Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 5:43 pm We're not saying you did it or the floor chemicals did it. This coin sometime in it's life has been eaten away with acid. With the reverse more damaged than the obverse, maybe the reverse was the down side sitting in the acid and the obverse stayed above the acid. The floor chemicals just cleaned it off to look like it does. Report this Post to the Staff
mosesofthesouth New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 5:56 pm right on. here's another shot of two pennies, the one on the right having mild exposure to the stripper. they both weigh in right at 3.1. the stripper does produce a weird color though on copper, I haven't seen anywhere else. it totally changes the patina. Report this Post to the Staff
mosesofthesouth New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 6:10 pm Thanks again for all the responses! should have some more stuff to post soon. all the stores we are cleaning have coin star machines in them. I take a head lamp and knock all kinds of crazy loot out from underneath those things. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5785 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 10:49 pm This one has all the looks of an "acid dipped" cent. Acid, such as orange juice or apple juice, will dissolve the whole surface leaving the design in tact but much weaker. Looking at your first image comparing two coins. Notice the difference in the wdth of the rims on both coins. The rim on your coin is much narrower than the normal cent. As the diameter of the coin is reduced, the width of the rim is reduced as well. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 11:44 pm First, to address the hypothesis that it's a "foreign planchet". Here is a website that lists all of the foreign coins struck at US mints, sorted by country. The mint each one was struck at is also indicated: https://libertycoinservice.com/wp-c...int-type.pdf As you can see, San Francisco has struck very few foreign coins since the end of WWII. By my reading of the list, only Costa Rica and El Salvador had coins struck by San Francisco in 1953, and none of those were copper or bronze. The explanation of "acid damage" is a sound one, accounting for all the features of this coin: the reduced weight, the reduced thickness and diameter, and the pinkish colouration are all likely due to the same acid damage. I don't know if it's your floor cleaner that did the damage, or some other acid. But acid, it certainly was. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
mosesofthesouth New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 11:44 pm that's what a few others had indicated. with this coin, all of the outer edges are really quite sharp. in hand it looks the same as the roll of wheat pennies I have. however it is smaller, thinner, and missing the typical rim. in hand it feels like it was struck on a smaller piece of metal and the floor stripper removed all of the patina. there is also a slight bulge in to profile on the liberty side edge. maybe somebody left it in acid in some part of its previous life. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2341 Posts	Posted 07/31/2023 06:08 am to CCF Looking fwd to some more "loot" that you find! smat Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97379 Posts	Posted 07/31/2023 07:37 am The only other option I can think of that this cent (being from 1953) and a soda pop cost much less, Was this cent worked to a point to that is is the size of a dime to put into a pop machine? 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
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 07/31/2023 08:28 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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