Parking Lot Find
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I found this coin in the parking lot outside of Denny's so I thought I would post it here.
Post your parking lot coins or at least ones that look like they were found in a parking lot.
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@ErrorsOnCoins Picking this up did the grease on your hands from the Denny's menu eat off the copper coating?
A banana Lincoln. Someone peeled out on it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
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If that were on ebay, it would be titled 'Rare silver core cent'... and listed for $1000....
Cheers, RickO
The last time I went shopping at the used Sherman Tank store down the street, I found this in the lot.
Dude, you even find neat trash.
What am I looking at here? The sharp looking scratches in the Zinc make it look like damage after striking. The lack of copper plate extends above that area but given what looks like post strike damage I find this very suspect.
Now that’s worthy of being listed on eBay. Or at the very least, Etsy. Lol
LOL. Found it already slabbed eh...
Cool piece. End of plated planchet strip?
RIP Mom- 1932-2012
Wouldn't the planchet strips be unplated? I would have guessed the copper plating happens after punching blanks from a strip. Otherwise the rims would not be plated and show the zinc core.
It was a damaged planchet prior to striking. The OP is joking around
My parking lot find...
Took me half an hour to remember where I parked it...
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
Better put it back before the guy who dropped it comes looking for it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Some provenance
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/us/45000-pounds-of-would-be-pennies-coat-highway-after-delaware-crash.html
I just came out of Walmart, and lo and behold sitting right there in the parking lot was this ...
I have these that I found in a random dumpster fire
Walmart parking lot circa 2012 or so -
OK, a real one that fits the topic..
I got one of my very best "unfortunate toners" from a roll...that Loomis obviously collected from a parking lot.
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
@ErrorsOnCoins- I have one very similar to yours!
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