What happened to this Lincoln cent----Dry Lake Bed Effect?

RedneckHB

Massive die failure? Struck through? There is a die crack on the left wheat ear and the flat spot on the right wheat ear doesnt correspond to damage on the obverse.

notwilight

I believe that coin was heated to the point of melting the rev, thus explaining the softness in the details. It may have been quench cooled resulting in the cracking. --Jerry

yellowjacket

Heat he coin and drop it into water. Voila! Instant "error" coin.

Garrow

Bear

Another mystery of the Solar System is now solved.
On the other hand, call it a once in the lifetime error
and sell it for 100,000 dollars.

DorkGirl

adamlaneus

It could have been covered with some sort of varnish, which cracked. Then something that attacks copper was able to get through those cracks and left this pattern in the form of an etch. Or is it an etch in the form of this pattern? That sounds better.

Cam40

i bought a error book and in it theres a pic of a jeff nickel that has the same crackled affect on it.
its said the coin was recovered from a ny sewer.
long exposure to methane gases ate the coin?

RedneckHB

<< <i>I believe that coin was heated to the point of melting the rev, thus explaining the softness in the details. It may have been quench cooled resulting in the cracking. --Jerry >>



But why wouldnt the obverse look similiar. Is it possible to heat the reverse only or to heat it to a temperature substantially less than the obverse?

MasterGuns

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<< <i>I believe that coin was heated to the point of melting the rev, thus explaining the softness in the details. It may have been quench cooled resulting in the cracking. --Jerry >>



But why wouldnt the obverse look similiar. Is it possible to heat the reverse only or to heat it to a temperature substantially less than the obverse? >>



If the obverse was against a heat absorbant surface, the reverse would only sustain the affect of the heat