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Found an odd cent with craziness happening
AMrsWazfo1
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AMrsWazfo1
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Craziness ? ...
yes, Crazy Glue happens.
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Just glue on the coin. No numismatic interest or premium.
Soaking it in acetone for a few minutes will remove the glue residue.
The acetone will cost more that the coin is worth. I would just spend it or put it on eBay as an "Extremely rare and unique mint error." I'm just kidding about putting it on eBay.
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Someone told me about a 1886 D Indian head cent one time. Tuition paid (he got a red book to)
My point was simply that the acetone would remove the residue if the OP wished. I was not suggesting he/she should move forward with purchasing a jug and doing it. However, if the OP had access to a little acetone and wanted to experiment as a learning experience, then that would work.
If it's normal white glue (Elmer's, etc) then normal tap water would be a lot more effective than acetone.
On the other hand, it's worth 1 cent with the glue present and 1 cent with the glue removed. So there's not much point to mess with it.
Why is everyone saying glue? It's written backwards and the beginning and the end of United States of America are swapped
We've seen it before many times.
You have the coin in hand - you don't see a raised clear layer in the area of the anomaly?
Apart from all that, how would an error that looks like that occur at the mint during the minting process?
But how would glue make the words appear backwards?
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Some how another cent was pressed into the glue, thus the backwards letters. If you remove the glue the backwards letters will also disappear. Could have been on accident, could have been done on purpose to pass off as an error.
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@AMrsWazfo1 did you come here to find out what it is or how valuable it is?
I think you have your answer.
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Thank you for explaining it to me. I appreciate it. I'll try now
@Morgan13 ok. Exactly my point
I guess most of us neglected to provide the entire process, which you have now done for the OP.
A close up photo of just the coin, clear and in focus, after wiping the layer of grease off the camera lense, would be the most helpful way to move forward @AMrsWazfo1
If you line up two reverses perfectly the letters would come out the way they appear in your photo. If you press the reverse of a coin onto putty the image would be backwards like a mirror.
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Its like metal shavings that are coming off. I don't think it's glue. I'll just take it to a place and see what they say. I just don't know how pressing another penny into it would be exactly lined up with this one to make it appear the way it does. Either way, I thought it was interesting. My bad
@Aspie_Rocco @JBK are u both intentionally being rude or is it just how u are? Collectors like this are why alot of us newbies don't post. Geez...u all started out new also
Throw a coin enough times, and suppose one day it lands on its edge.
How is explaining what you have being rude? Are we supposed to lie to you?
It's a coin that has glue on it that at one time was glued to another coin. The other coin left the reverse impression in the glue.
BTW, it's the rude attitude of some newbies which discourages people from answering posts like this.
No I was not being intentionally rude in any way. I cannot speak for JBK but I do not believe they were either.
I was trying to explain how to get a good photo that is not blurry (the grease/oil that collects on a phone camera lense causes the blurry kind of look, like in old movies they would grease the lense for a dream sequence) and how it would be helpful for us to determine what is up with your coin. I went on to explain how the image can transpose in reverse, with something like glue residue.
I actually found a cent coin many years ago when I first started roll searching and thought I found a magnificent die clash. I did not own a loupe yet at the time and was rather embarrassed when I realized what it was. It was “strikingly” similar to your coin but had obverse images on the reverse.
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@JBK ur not obligated to answer if it comes across as rude to you. I have gotten not so welcoming comments on my few posts I have made and I'm sorry that I feel like I'm being laughed at bc I don't know something. I apologize if I was quick to assume it's just how it comes across to me. I wasn't intending to be rude either. I hope there's no hard feelings?
@Aspie_Rocco thank you for taking the time to explain to me. I'm sorry that I took it the way I did hence my previous comment to @JBK . I believe it was my very first post I called a penny just that a penny and I got chewed out for calling it a penny because it's called a cent. Pennies Don't exist in the US. Getting that kind of first response kind of made me feel like this might not be the place for me. But everybody here seems to try to be helpful. I guess I was just being sensitive. Thank you again and I hope there's no hard feelings either?
Put it in acetone. If it's "metal shavings", it will do nothing. If it's glue (it is), it'll come off completely.
Could you explain how you would get a reversed image and "metal shavings" coming off?
Respectfully, you have self-identified as a newbie (welcome!) but then you are arguing with A UNANIMOUS opinion of the veterans. We have seen this before, many times.
Do you have any glue and 2 memorial cents? See if you can make your own. Drop some glue on the top half of the reverse on one and then put the reverse side of the other onto it. Let it sit and dry a couple days and then see if you can pull them apart and see what you have.
Now try some different type of glues and sell your newly discovered errors on eBay so that others can bring their discovered errors here.
Others make similar errors with a vise press.
We see so many posts from new collectors and MOST have thoughts of a valuable error and MOST are not and they become argumentative and do not care to accept the replier's answer. So, hope you take this with a grain of salt and merely know we ARE trying to help you and the answers given are correct, just sometimes we jump the gun, even though this time I don't think anyone did, certainly not intentionally.
Good luck in your endeavors.
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@AMrsWazfo1 you weren't being overly sensitive. There are a lot of frequent posters who are condescending or downright rude to new collectors. And when the new collector bristles back (as many would) the pitchforks come out: "you come here looking for qualified advisors and then you argue with us! We smite thee!" It's gross to watch, time and time again.
I belong to a Facebook group that identifies snakes based on user-uploaded photos (odd, yes, but interesting). A few smart admins usually make the ID and append any relevant comments (e.g., "venomous - so best viewed from a respectful distance!") and then one of them closes the thread. I think it would be lovely if this board had a "Newcomer's Questions" board administered by a few respectful, patient, knowledgeable folks who could lay out an answer without making the newcomer feel like they've run a gauntlet.
People who may think they have something valuable are particular targets for derision. And this is a shame. One of the things that drew me to this hobby when I was a young boy (decades ago!) was the idea that the coins in the little red box my dad gave me might be worth a lot of money! They weren't, of course. But I was drawn in and learned more over the years. I hope that you will too, despite the discourtesy you've received here.
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I started in the mid 50's and dreamed of either of the 1909 S mintmark Lincoln cents. I'm certain had I found a 1909 with a ding or mark where the mm resided I would have ran to my mentor yelling, but are you sure. Lol
Yes, @Bikergeek a section for newcomers would be beneficial to all.
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 the substance on the coin is a two-part epoxy type (resin + catalyst), then neither water nor acetone will affect it much.
The only way to get it off using typical household supplies is to burn it off with a blowtorch. But, of course, that would likely cause significant damage to the coin and potentially lead to a 1-cent loss.
So you're saying that it's a win-win scenario?
Sort of.
There is a current regulation against melting 1-cent and 5-cent coins.
But I think small-time hobbyists are excepted.
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there is language that allows small amount to be ""consumed""
you can, i think it's $100, export nickels
I thought I lucked out with a Crazy Mint Error. Six months ago I found a 1942 One Cent that, I at first thought was two, stuck together. Then I realized, Hot Dog! This is a two-headed penny! When does THIS ever happen !? I'm going to win lots of bets at all the wrong bars! Buy a new truck! A house! My very own Nigerian Princess Slightly Down On Her Disinherited Luck! I made plans quicker than geese relieve themselves and then a knowledgeable guy I know pointed out that it's some magicians' trick coin, so, I still cried for an hour but it wasn't the maniacal joyful sort of weeping.
Makes me wonder how many coins like this are sitting in collections as errors and worse how many have been submitted to grading companies with the expectation of having something truly unique
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