1934 Lincoln Penny Error - help needed

Hello guys,

I would like to find out what type of error is on the front of this 1934 Lincoln Penny? Was there something that came between the strike?

Also I would like to find out how to clean this coin properly without damaging it.

Thanks very much!

Rosalita

 

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Looks like PMD - Post Mint Damage

Not a Mint Error of any kind.

 

Looks like it was used to even out a table leg

 

What they said. Welcome to CT.

 

Welcome to CT @Rosalita. Your coin is an example of damage done after it left the mint, so no mint error but rather PMD, post mint damage. Someone/thing hit the coin and disfigured it. NDV, or No Added Value, so worth 1¢. Other than soaking in distilled water and pat drying with a soft cloth, or using acetone to remove debris from coins, no unprofessional cleaning should be attempted. Some TPG (Third Party Grader) can professionally preform conservation (https://www.ngccoin.com/ncs-conservation/) on coins worth it, but it can be costly. Good luck on future hunts. Please post photos FULL IMAGE and not thumbnail (after your photo has uploaded, you can click on Full Image just below it.)

 

It's not an error but it is damage.

Welcome to CT.

 

For sure, or maybe they started to do some " engine turning " on it and it got away from them.

LOL

 

I was thinking the same thing

 

...it is corroded and damaged...worth 1 cent...Spark

 

Could have been used in an old fuse box. Not safe but folks used them to bypass a blown fuse.

 

Thanks for your informative reply about the coin and how to post the photo's. I really appreciate it. I am new to this coin world and the jokes from other people don't help me understand the coin issues.

 

Using acetone to clean copper may result in a pink surface. Xylene may be a better choice.

 

I remember watching that on an Archie Bunker episode.

 

Yes. I should have clarified that for a new member, but was being general about the acceptable methods of cleaning coins.

 

The chemistry says NO. There is 1 scientific paper published that found blue copper acetate crystals when acetone was allowed to completely evaporate in the presence of light and water vapor.

What type of reaction with acetone would turn copper pink?

https://www.stonybrook.edu/vescalab/research/research7.html

 

Would it please you if 10 members just typed DAMAGED. Whats your guess. I think the table leg was a good guess. We see all kinds of disfigured coins. All the answers could be correct. If found in parking lot. Was it driven over by a car or a large truck. What do you think DAMAGED your coin?