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david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 7:01 pm Found this coin last night while searching a few rolls I picked up from the local bank. Report this Post to the Staff

david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 7:06 pm Oops, meant to put this in BadThads thread, clicked the wrong topic link. david Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 9:59 pm It appears to be glue, notice how the patina is a bit lighter in that spot. Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 12:15 am That is what I thought when I first saw it, but the metal is raised all the way around the edges and there is a crack from the top of the E to the bottom of the N in One. Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 12:56 am I'm pretty sure it's not lamination. Lamination is a faulty planchet due to improper mix in the alloy resulting in areas of metal seperating or peeling away. I have seen wheats with similar on the reverse (I even have a few thrown in my bag of wheats). I'm not sure what it is but am inclined to believe that it is very old glue. I heard that in the old days it was not uncommon for collectors to glue their coins into their board (predecessor to folder) to prevent them from falling out. Report this Post to the Staff
david29 Valued Member United States 432 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 08:35 am Thanks ratman and bio, You guys were on the money, I got up the courage and took a box cutter blade to the area in question, and after some prying got a nice clear slice of glue, Thanks for the help! David Report this Post to the Staff
nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 08:49 am I use a small pot of boiling water to get those off. So far no discoloration or damage. I'm on city water, well water may be an issue with contents. nlp Report this Post to the Staff
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