This is the Craziest Lincoln cent ever! Isn't this a lamination error or a missing clad layer and is there a large market for these types of errors? Thanks for any information...
Not a clash . The image above, would be the bottom of the shield . The image above, would be the top of lincoln head ..
Just like to say also, both edges are loose and the coin is almost completely hollow, under the damage..if that helps
It looks to me that it has been subjected to extreme heat. The thin outer layer of copper has warped and separated from the zinc core. Chris
+1 on the blowtorch. Zinc has a lower melting point than copper, someone got the zinc molten with a torch.
The melting point of zinc is only 787F. It's easy to heat it until it melts. The outer copper coating will reamain solid but will warp and ripple like thin foil. If you keep heating it, the molten zinc will breach the copper and flow out.
