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Strange Beach Toast
CROCKofCOINS
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Got this wheat cent at the beach today.
I could see "One Cent" but not much more due to a crust like what is found on a zinc cent.
When I got it home, and had a better look, I thought it would not yield a date. So I took the pliers to the crust. Just a quick squeeze. The stuff starts to fall off. I would not do this on a coin that I want to save ;-)
This coin has strange (to me) lines ALL across the coin. High and low spots, and both sides!
Jerry
I could see "One Cent" but not much more due to a crust like what is found on a zinc cent.
When I got it home, and had a better look, I thought it would not yield a date. So I took the pliers to the crust. Just a quick squeeze. The stuff starts to fall off. I would not do this on a coin that I want to save ;-)
This coin has strange (to me) lines ALL across the coin. High and low spots, and both sides!
Jerry
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Could this be the cause?
>>Adjustment Marks -- Small striations or file marks found on early U.S. coins. These marks were caused during planchet preparation when a file was drawn across the coin to remove any excess metal. In doing so, the file reduced the planchet to its proper weight and resulted in a series of parallel grooves. <<
From: http://www.cdacoinclub.org/index.php?cmd=7
That's corrosion that got an 'interesting start'.