Plating error?

Hello all. Newbie here and I like the place so far. I've really enjoyed reading through some of these threads. I recently found this coin and still can't figure out what could have caused it. Given the detail remaining in Lincoln's coat and in the mm plus the fact that the surface was mirror-like in spots, I don't think it could have simply been scraped off by someone. Thanks in advance for the insights.

 

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Very nice find!!!

 

That's a nice silver paint job looks like to me or some other substance that was put on it's not a plating issue to me . I have never seen anything like this in the new cents and i have been through thousands upon thousands post mint damage you have.
JC

 

JC I don't think it paint.look at the rim by the mint mark .I think it is torn off or peeled somehow.
@@@but a closeup photo would help*****

 

I don't think beneath the core there will be a silver texture that's what makes me wonder about this ,and if it was pelled off you would see more indications of that on the area also it probably would have a greenish color from a form of corrosion eventually especially the coin is nearly nine years old. Jello look closely at the area were the silver is if you notice it looks raised that's another clue were it's some kind of substance that a little kid put on for the heck of it. .Jazzcoins Your buddy

 

True JC the core would be darker or greenish unless it was a freshly peeled. if we had it in hand or a good closeup we could rule out a few things

 

Well if it was freshly peeled off somehow and recently done then it would be post mint damage.
JC

 

sure would JC. I like to see a closeup of the area.:thumb:

 

I zoomed in 400times the size and it doesn't look promising Jello

better pics are needed to make an accurate conculsion:smile
JC

 

It looks a piece of gum wrapper was there when the coin was struck and it's still there.

 

That's funny rockdude was it Juicy fruit gum or was it spearmint gum :loud:the only way to tell is to sniff that area of the coin.dd::goofer:
JAZZCOINS
Please Op sniff thecoin in that area and let us no what kind of flavor it is.
I really think they like spearmint instead because they work at the mint

 

I think that rockdude is correct but it was added after the coin was struck.

I also think that justcoins is right in that whatever it is, it is post Mint.

Thanks,
Bill

 

It might be some very thin aluminum foil rubbed onto the coin.

 

It could be struck through foil-like material but I doubt it. If you start to peel it off, you should be able to tell if it was actually struck into the coin or just pressed on post-mint.

And LOL @ just coins' spearmint gum joke. That's the first time I've ever laughed at one of his jokes.

 

The edge by Lincoln's shoulder looks to be lifting or peeling a bit, you could lightly try prying it with a blunted toothpick, and see if it lifts.

 

Thanks for all the comments folks. I'll try to answer some of the questions. First, it's not something added to the coin. It's not raised, but rather obviously missing that area. You can see the edges of the copper plating. As for discoloration, I found this in about a 5 gallon jar of pennies that a relative had been saving for several years, and this coin came from near the bottom of the container, so it's been out of circulation for years. Unfortunately I shoot with a DSLR and don't have a macro lens yet, so I can't really get a better photo. I went into photoshop and cropped it tighter around the area in question, so I hope this helps.

 

I see it now. A layer of the copper plating has been peeled back from the rim onto Lincoln's jacket. Probably post mint damage. It could have happened in the mints machinery, but it is not something that happened during the actual minting process.

 

Whatever it is is definitely post mint damage. Look at the mintmark. If this was a struck through error of any kind, the D would not have been damaged the way it is.

That stuff still appears to be some foreign material on the surface of the coin. It does not seem like the zinc core.

Thanks,
Bill

 

I totally agree with Foundinrolls, like i said eailer post mint damage.
JC

 

Looks like something peeled it back.that my 2 cents