Can Anybody Help Explain This. (1946 Cent)

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Gemmi8 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 3:40 pm I'm curious if this is one of those coins where metal got stamped onto the coin. This is a 1946 Wheat penny I got out of a roll recently. Curious what everyone's thoughts are. * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 3:48 pm @gem, that looks to me like some sort of glue residue on both sides of this coin—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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 3:55 pm Looks like paint. Soak it in acetone, see if it comes off. If not it might be solder. Edited by Cujohn 08/01/2023 3:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Gemmi8 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:02 pm I have tried to clean it off. It does not come off and is flush with the coin. Here are some photos under the digital microscope. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25026 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:04 pm I'm in the solder camp. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19129 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:09 pm Try the long acetone soak--at least that will eliminate some possibilities. The coin didn't leave the striking chamber in that condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73808 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:21 pm Whatever it is, it's definitely not an error. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95088 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:23 pm solder is a good guess here. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 4:25 pm What did you try to clean it with? Did you try paint stripper? to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 08/01/2023 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 08/01/2023 5:56 pm seem to be some glue.. Do you try to soak in alcohol? or acetone pure buy not too long? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 02:57 am I don't think solder would come off that cleanly. My guess would be silver paint. Which might or might not come off in acetone. 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
Gemmi8 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:29 pm UPDATE**** # minute soak in acetone and the silver mrkings did not come off. Could it be the clad plating is failing? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95088 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:32 pm No it cannot be, Reason is that a 1946 cent is all copper - not clad like dimes or quarters, or plated like 1982 and later cent coins. 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 95088 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:33 pm How long did you soak it for? a minute? Let it soak over night - pure acetone will not harm a coin. just don't rub it dry, air dry is the way to go there. 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 95088 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:36 pm at this point your coin could be considered damaged, so, looking at the obverse, it appears like a part of this silver stuff is pealing up just above and to the right of the 9 in the date. Can you try to carefully peal up that loose part and see how the copper looks underneath? 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
Gemmi8 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:37 pm I let it soak for 3 minutes. I try a longer soak. When you run your finger over it there is no edge felt at all in between the copper and silver markings. Report this Post to the Staff
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