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Is this a well worn beat up Lincoln

I put it under a scope but still cannot tell

Date should be around here

Back side

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Obviously PMD

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  • TPringTPring Posts: 101 ✭✭✭

    Just give it an acetone bath and dab some Verdi-Care on it and it will be good as new.

  • CregCreg Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I never heard a microscope groan before.

  • lermishlermish Posts: 4,178 ✭✭✭✭✭

    People seem to love coin microscopes...and yet I can't recall a single "error/variety hunter" actually figuring out how to move the images via USB/SD card to their computer. What's the point of having this up close image (of nonsense) and then taking a blurry cell phone pic of the display screen?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 38,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lermish said:
    People seem to love coin microscopes...and yet I can't recall a single "error/variety hunter" actually figuring out how to move the images via USB/SD card to their computer. What's the point of having this up close image (of nonsense) and then taking a blurry cell phone pic of the display screen?

    I can't think of a hunter who takes cell phone pictures of the display screen ever finding an "error".

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  • Good morning, I am glad I gave everyone a good laugh today.
    I am not a collector, but going thru my moms bags/jars of coins and sorting them and came across this one.
    Wasn't looking for a price, error, ect just what it was as she also has some foreign coins.
    My old eyes cannot see very well and I have to use a loupe and a magnifying glass to see the coin dates.
    I bought a cheap coin microscope to use as its easier for me to handle.
    I also bought a red book so not as to bother everyone with questions I can find on my own.
    If I find anything out of the ordinary I will post, but any other generic questions I won't bother you anymore, or will take to my local coin shop.
    Thank you and enjoy your day.

  • CregCreg Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 4, 2026 9:52AM

    I apologize for my irreverence. I see that you are not goofing around. Steady iPhone shots of both full sides will work. Searching for generic info first is a good idea.

  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 4, 2026 9:56AM

    …….almost as an afterthought, it’s a corroded copper “parking lot” Lincoln cent. You could easily add it to a partial roll of 49 cents, and then you’d have a roll of 50. Or…..set it in the tray of a coinstar machine and watch somebody pull it out and ponder it. Who knows, it may end up on the Coinstar finds thread here. •••••••. and Yes we are a bored humor seeking crowd who enjoy post like these. ;-)

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 37,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 12,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @lermish said:
    People seem to love coin microscopes...and yet I can't recall a single "error/variety hunter" actually figuring out how to move the images via USB/SD card to their computer. What's the point of having this up close image (of nonsense) and then taking a blurry cell phone pic of the display screen?

    I can't think of a hunter who takes cell phone pictures of the display screen ever finding an "error".

    You did the thing again. Don't make me post the meme, lol.

  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 6,070 ✭✭✭✭✭


    And this is a well run over Jefferson Nickel. Also known as a roadkill coin

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 37,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pocketpiececommems said:
    And this is a well run over Jefferson Nickel. Also known as a roadkill coin

    what's it weigh?

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