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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 04-21-2005, 09:18 PM   #1 (permalink) Peabody Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5 Stay Puff Lincoln Penny O.K... I hope I'm doing this right. I'll try to post a picture of this penny. A 1999 Lincoln Penny that looks like Abe is super puffed up..and the date and Liberty. It also looks like the copper coloring didn't stick on the rim and some on the coat and a little on the face. Same on the back. Silver color showing through. Wish you could see it in person, 3D. People say - Wow - what happened to Abe? Have no idea how this could have happened. Haven't seen anything like it. Any ideas? Attached Thumbnails     04-21-2005, 09:22 PM   #2 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 I've never seen anything like it either Only a guess - but I wonder if perhaps the zinc is corroding under the copper layer and causing this effect. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   04-21-2005, 10:14 PM   #3 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,203 This is post-strike damage. I've seen it many times before. Exactly what causes it, I do not know. The design features are pounded into mush. Sometimes the copper plating is eroded through during this process.   04-21-2005, 10:13 PM   #4 (permalink) lawdogct Coin Collector     Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,072 My guess is mechanical doubling (maybe triple struck) and then a tumble through a laundromat washing machine for a few weeks. Cool find, whatever it turns out to be   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « picture of liberty dime | 1999 DDO Nickel » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post 83 Uses for a "Penny" Treashunt Coin Chat 27 05-30-2009 07:13 PM 1977 lincoln d penny error TheMack Error Coins 3 02-22-2006 02:43 PM Lincoln Kennedy Penny Question lilikat What's it Worth 1 08-24-2005 03:59 PM Lincoln Penny missing the head of Lincoln Coin Toss Error Coins 1 01-07-2005 03:39 PM 2000 Lincoln Penny - Error?? Tiredmomxxxx What's it Worth 16 05-15-2004 08:59 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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