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PMD OR SOMETHING ELSE? LINCOLN CENT
Verno
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Is this post mint damage? Note no marks on rims (like vise, etc)...thanks for taking a look! RJ
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You are correct. PMD.
How would this occur on one side only? Buffing?
Myself knowing little of errors, I would suspect a capped die or extremely grease filled die...
https://www.autismforums.com/media/albums/acrylic-colors-by-rocco.291/
You can tell by the IGWT and bust that the coin was struck up originally.
Or so it seems to me...
The obverse rim looks sanded. Would not the rim still be present with capped or grease filled die?
Also the reverse looks like laquer or something.
I am thinking someone was making some type of cent collage of something and this cent escaped. LOL
Good catch. Might have been epoxied to a floor and the obverse shows wear from foot traffic?
Clever! Like some found glued to floor in coin shops or as a prank. Seems logical according to the high point wear and low point crisp outlines. I was thinking sand blasted before but the low points would not have the same definition of design outlines.
https://www.autismforums.com/media/albums/acrylic-colors-by-rocco.291/
Hi Guys, I was thinking PMD, however reverse does not have any kind of glue residue, though it does show that way in picture.
There is something going on
Not sure but be related to a planchet problem
Or die problem
_ reverse does not have any kind of glue residue,_
Could have been goo-goned. Does it smell like an orange? If so, think goo-goned.
I like the floor idea....
I remember reading about a dude who covered a floor in his house totally with cents....maybe he was strapped for cash
Definitely PMD.... The 'glued to floor' idea is appealing as an answer... certainly considerable wear has taken place while the reverse was protected. Cheers, RickO
There is too much wear to ever be sure. PMD is the most probable reason.