1995 lots going on.

This coin is in bad condition but just wanting to know what it would be called. I also have a quick story on how I found it. Guy said he had to start clearing his land tonight in the rain.(NC) Old trailers and he wants to finally do something with it. I was picking up a old side table in a trailer that has been getting rained in for years, it falls apart and I hear change. I find it with some others wrapped in a paper towel. Thought it was pretty cool and sorry for long post.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

It's called Environmental Damage

 

It's a beauty

 

I know that but do you the S and D mint marks doubling on the lettering also double struck and rotated Lincoln head. I know I am supposed to say what we are looking for but I thought all the letters would be seen and also a lot to explain.

 

Nope.. Sorry.. I see nothing.

That cent was minted at the Philadelphia mint. No mint mark.

 

Tough coin to understand but I figured it out.

Back in 1995 there was this little old man on his walk home after a long days work. He picked up a nice hot pizza on the way. Once at home, he had nothing to cut the pizza with. He remembers he has some change in his pocket.
There it was, a nice bright cent that had probably never been pissed on. Looked like the perfect tool. The sharp edges worked well but the copper plating started to melt.
He went to the sink to wash it off but there was no water. All he could do was to put the coin in a paper towel. No need to waste a perfectly good tool.

The next day the little old man found a lot of change on his walk back to work. Just enough for a lottery ticket. It was a big winner. He never went back home.
The super rare coin was left for someone else to find.

I just love a happy ending.

 

When I see C-O-R-R-O-S-I-O-N like this, it makes me wonder why anyone would want to save it. ~ Chris

 

Trot - as noted, your coin has environmental damage. We often see these coins come up for discussion because deterioration can look like different things, including collectible varieties/errors. Pardon my photos; all I had on my phone. But look for these in your coin. I think you'll find that they aren't there.

 

You might want to spend it before it turns to dust.

 

Nobody sees the s on the chest, the d in front of his nose or the liberty across his head. If so then all that must be from another coin laid on top of it? I just try to find out info and I always feel like there are a few people on this forum that get so aggravated about that. Is there a super noob rookie forum where I can ask questions these people don’t have to see? I hate ruining someone’s day and anything I can do to prevent I will do. If I am posting in the wrong area I will change that up too.

 

Let me say this before anyone I don’t mean this towards gets salty. Paddyman98 I appreciate the straight and prompt to the point answers. And anyone who gives info.

 

It's ED or environmental damage.

 

It's fine to ask questions. The community will do what they can to get you the answers you seek. Keep in mind that community members probably don't know the context of a few things: what you already know, maybe precisely what is being asked, and at what level a response needs to be. So many interpretations and ways to respond. Some may seem curt while others fuzzy and winded (perhaps like this). Patience is needed on both sides as the 'noise' in between disrupts effective communication. Enough said.

I think that what you are seeing is the effect of environmental damage. What would benefit you, perhaps, is some independent study on the coining process and types of errors/varieties. We are all works-in-progress to that affect, but many newbie questions would be satisfied by self study. No harm in questions...just keep in mind that folks have limits to their patience.

Your observations might be an instance of Pareidolia and not that what you think you see. It gets pretty tricky and you'll see that this comes up pretty much weekly; by new or old. But understanding the minting processes help folks resist the temptation to ask a question that they can reasonably answer themselves. If all else fails, ask away. Better to satisfy yourself with an answer than toss a valuable coin back to the wild by mistake.

 

When people are searching for "errors" they simply convince themselves that something "different" must be an error. But how does damage affect things? If you leave a car in a field for 20 years is the result that you see a manufacturing defect ?

If you do more research on "zincoln" cents you will learn to hate them. They have all sort of "defects" due to the design (especially if left in any environment such as outside, in your pocket, in a jar) and the Mint making coins for circulation (quantity, not quality).

The "doubling" you may be seeing such as under the LIB is just a defacto problem with zincolns. If you pay more attention to them from circulation you may find more zincolns with various defects (damage, split plating, etc) than clean ones.


There are some that are truly Doubled Die BUT you have to do a lot of research and a lot of learning to understand the difference which is LARGE, if you understand it.

But if you come across zincolns that are so corroded, it's just junk just like that old car sitting in the field.

 

No, No, No...there is nothing there, just ED...it’s a crappy zincoln! Spend it before it disintegrates or you will have lost its value...Spark

 

Didn’t need three no’s. You must be a habitual line stepper.

 

I said it's damage and I'm sticking to it.

 

No s on his chest.
No d in front of his nose.
No liberty across his head.

So, you see? 3 were needed. Did you want an answer to your question or not?...Spark

 

So I thought I seen doubling right in front of the face like another one or a double struck coin don’t know, a faint liberty or something in front of it. In god we trust thought I seen something. The D thing I thought I seen could be a extra piece of metal that you should be able to see but probably not. Thought the L in liberty had something. Don’t get exhausted having to explain all this but if you have something to add don’t feel like I will get my feelings hurt. To me I see two images and I guess I am in the zincoln category. Sorry if this is wearing out you true error seekers but please don’t even waste the time on me, scroll on.