Hi everyone while my focus shifts from one denomination to anouther I find myself stuck on cents the last couple weeks. This coin is the first of its kind I have ever seen. I can't seem to find substantial information on what could be happening here. The device's are predominantly shiny while the field is frosted. Can anyone help me as to where I would put it in my collection.
That cent didn't leave the Mint looking like that - surface damaged/contamination, after it was in circulation.
This does have a glitter type surface..i tried to get that in the pics..it is also golden I thought that came across. My unfinished major in college is in fine art so I am experienced in the properties and how it would read if it were paint. It's not paint.. I thought maybe a chemical of some sort could have been applied but every letter has a shiny top ..the breaks in the field that don't shimmer are on the same "level" on the surface
Cute! Oh I don't spend any of my coins I keep the so called spenders in one of my other houses that I don't rent out. I just can't part with ANY of them. This one I will put with my special collection because it is really quite unique looking.
I'm reminded of one of the episodes of "Matlock" and Ben comments "......thousands and thousands and thousands...…" I can't remember what he was talking about, but it makes me think of all of the PMD coins that are floating around in circulation. "Thousands and thousands and thousands" and all of them are unique just like yours. Chris
Yeah, it looks like someone had some fun with it. Hey, there's no reason that you shouldn't, as well. I'd keep it, if I were just starting out. Unless I really needed the money, then I think I'd spend it.
I'm guessing it is not paint - although that is a close guess. It is pigment powder. Looks like a bronze pigment powder used for adding a gold tint to paint, ink, makeup or etc.
Pigment powder would need a binder to make it stick together and that would be what [wouldn't] bind to the metal.its possible it may be a powder coat. Even though the cent isn't bubbled from heat it takes heating powder coat to 400° to set this kind of paint. Being that alone it probably takes a couple thousand degrees to melt the cent it is possible.