I just posted these pictures in another thread, but I need someone with mint error expertise. I found this cent in change. Ive been reluctant to post here because I know it reeks of pmd. I still feel theres a slight chance its not pmd. I notice theres a silver color imbedded in the coin. The obverse is a little raised like a huge cud. I also notice the edge of the coin is totally blended with the copper. If it wasnt for the edge, I would not have posted. What is this? Pmd or an error? If its an error,then what error? My hypothesis is that its missing clad.
I don't think it's missing clad because I think wheat cents are made of a solid alloy and not clad like today's cents.
I agree, I simply don't see how "missing clad" is possible since they were solid coins. It appears to me a coin used to clean off a soldering iron, and the white metal is solder applied on the coin. Either that or a similar industrial reason why someone deposited white metal onto that cent.
Very interesting theory medoraman. I was thinking it may be solder. The edge is just throwing me off.
Its the first to come to mind since I was taught to clean solder irons that way, and still do if I am soldering for a while.
My guess is science experiment. It kind of looks like someone was gripping tightly with tongs on the top left side of the reverse. Part of the rim is gone, along with the lettering right under it, and the U in "United States" on the reverse is damaged in the same field of fire, for lack of better terms. The person may have dripped some hot solution or acid or something, but I'm not sure about that part. Just like the others said, and as Johnny Cochran says, being that its solid, this does not...make....SENSE! :thumb:
