1955 wheat cent what happened?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Jesse P, Mar 9, 2010.

  1. Jesse P

    Jesse P eagle eye

    hello i got this lincoln cent today as change its 1955 and it is sorta clean but the copper finish looks bubbly like somthing is under the finish?on front side and a little on the back?it looks like paint would after using that stripper stuff its very very strange and the detail on the cent is very good/what could cause this/ 1862csa1.jpg
     
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  3. Jesse P

    Jesse P eagle eye

  4. Jesse P

    Jesse P eagle eye

    also if you look hard at the reverse bottom left you can see trust bairly stamped at the bottom on the reverse?how did that get there?
     
  5. jallengomez

    jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey

    Jesse-

    Looks like it has been dipped in acid or something corrosive. As for the "trust", I can't tell from the image, but my guess would be that someone hammered a couple of pennies together. If it were a clash, it should be on the lower right side.
     
  6. Jesse P

    Jesse P eagle eye

    im sorry it is on the lower right side lol trust is there for sure you can see it in the pic but the letters look a little bigger than normal
     
  7. jallengomez

    jallengomez Cessna 152 Jockey

    Is it raised off the surface or incuse(indented)?
     
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