What Makes These Pennies Look Like Sand?

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armandoluna Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 6:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74346 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 6:27 pm Some are showing Environmental Damage. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 6:57 pm Probably just grounders. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 7:16 pm Some things that can make a coin "look like sand": - Actual sand. - Acid. - Removed corrosion. - Cast counterfeit. 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
sickpuppy78501 Pillar of the Community United States 599 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 7:37 pm Sand witches? Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25285 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 8:01 pm I vote for acid. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 8:31 pm I don't see anything all that unusual here. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19167 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 8:37 pm As far as the wheat cents are concerned, I've seen a few thousand similar pieces over the course of decades and decades of Lincoln Cent hunting. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 06/20/2024 10:46 pm Erosion of the metal from acidic environments mostly. 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
sickpuppy78501 Pillar of the Community United States 599 Posts	Posted 06/21/2024 12:28 am Maybe they were sandwiched between some rocks for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 06/21/2024 03:18 am with ijn. Nothing unusual at all. Just environmental. Report this Post to the Staff
sickpuppy78501 Pillar of the Community United States 599 Posts	Posted 06/21/2024 09:05 am I'll tell you one thing for sure. Anakin Skywalker wouldn't like these coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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