I have been corresponding for some time with a disillusioned CT poster who thinks we are too mean... He just sent me this photo and it looks like a lamination to me...chime in please:
We are rough and tough wrecking machines! Seriously? Tell the person that this is not the place to be if they don't want to hear the truth or learn from the specialist! Off to church I go now. Have a nice day
Yes! I remembered that picture from a prior post and were I got my advice from. Ed is it lamination or de-lamination?
Delamination. In a De-laminated the separated metal would be missing. Here is the Cent Attributed by NGC
I'm not sure how the others came to their conclusions, but I can't tell from that photo. With the date damage, it could be just PMD I'm seeing.
He has it, it just fell off when he touched it. Imagine that, all these years and then just falls off!
Do you know where he touched it? Just get out a magnifying glass and get on the floor, that's what I'd do. You never know, you might find it.