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Pillar of the Community
Canada
864 Posts |
Hi :) Finally scanned, at 1200 resolution, a Lincoln Cent I found in one of my rolls of pennies from the bank. Definately a keeper no matter what happened to it, but what do you think caused this kind of shape it's in? For the record, the penny is quite clean, no dirt or gunge that I can see although there is a bit of green corrosion type spots in some areas,   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's simple wear of a copper-plated zinc-core cent. The zinc is showing through on the high points such as the rims, bust, and Memorial. The real experts here might concur.  |
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Valued Member
United States
320 Posts |
It looks to me like someone took and made it into an impressionist painting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Damaged, parking lot road kill  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
864 Posts |
Sooooo ... you say road kill?  I do find it fascinating as yes, like an abstract painting. Its actually VERY clean. I have other damaged coins I picked up off the ground and they all have lots of dirt and scunge on them. Not this one. Clean yes, dirt no! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
864 Posts |
By the way, the flat of the rim looks undamaged except the the very edges, its only the obverse and reverse are trashed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
That coin sat in a street or parking lot and was run over a number of times. There's nothing to "keep" there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
571 Posts |
Most definately parking lot "road kill"! I find a lot like these in parking lots, as I always pick up any coins I find (you never know!). Here in Maine we get a lot of "Snowplowed" coins in the winter. You haven't seen real post-mint damage until you've seen a zincoln thats been ground against the pavement with the blade of a snowplow!
Dave
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes...I agree...looks like a RT66 special Or I95 depending on what side of the country you are on. Edited by mrwisker
08/30/2010 4:51 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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For some reason I'm kind of fascinated by some of the badly damaged coins I find. I always pick them up. Guess I've started a variety collection of my own EH? Maybe I'll call it my Hard Life Coin Collection!
A while back I had a penny, good shape, but two curved scoops off the edges made me think it wasn't a real "clip" if two clips were there. I figured someone did that on purpose. I'd thought error clips were only one area so I spent it. Also had a straight edged clipped penny and thought someone had clipped it off. Didn't know there were straight clip real errors. I know now ... too late for those two pennies though :D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found a 2009-D LP3 on the ground today. Maybe I could drive over it daily until it looks like your LMC. "Roadkill pocket piece"?! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Oops ... someone beat me to it!
Snowplows/graders, chained and tracked vehicles, would definately make for some interesting roadkill coins!!
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Valued Member
United States
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 I never pass up any coin found on the road, in the dirt, parking lot or whatever. I figure if I find enough of them, I'll eventually have enough for a Big Mac ............. maybe? Depends on how quickly they continue to raise their prices. And then again, I may be fortunate like the guy in Peoria, working a construction site during excavation and he pulled out an 1836 (I think) capped bust dime covered with dirt and minor corrosion.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
Mr.Lincoln has been found at the side of the road in...
...Denver Colorado. On Broadway, reverse side up. The LP3 reverse survived unscathed (which is a miracle). The Obverse, well, it's a lot better than Dottir's LMC. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd like to sow you the cent that I smashed with a hammer, ran around my neighborhood with it taped to my shoe.
stepped on it and dragged it along the street with my foot, sanded it down with some sand paper, and finally held straight up with 2 rocks and folded over on to itself with a dime in the middle of the 2 halves.
i also have a penny that I actually broke I half by doing the last step, and bending it back and forth...
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Posted 08/29/2010 11:53 pm
