Oh...diffused lighting.
I expected to see damage. Perhaps better photos will confirm the anomaly. When taking photos, use something heavy to hold the phone against to...
That’s die deterioration. You’ll see ghost images about the devices as the die ages. Very common on Zincolns.
I understand. Typing on my phone at the moment; autocorrect is a part time friend.
That’s the reverse design. Post the obverse. I’m interested to see if there is damage there too.
Probably a damaged coin as noted by Fred. Post the obverse.
I agree with our fellow enthusiasts. Deep because of LDS but exacerbated and damaged (maybe by the washer). It’s a spender.
I agree with kanga and Fred. This seemed to have happened a lot in 1948. Set it aside. You’ll come across more of these. In fact, CRH...
Perhaps some type of media blasting (eg. fine sand).
I agree with the Nut. Reconditioned. My guess was that it was cleaned a while back and placed on a hot stove after being dipped in oil. I recall...
Possibly made in the washer. I occasionally make these with coins left in pockets. High areas and rims are affected. The Whirlpool Effect.
I bought it a part of a group. It isn’t a favorite of mine especially with the reverse stain. But I liked the 1909S and 1877 I picked up with it.
I don’t see that ‘47 listed on cud’s on coins. You may want to send photos in for attribution. Fun find!
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This coin is in nice shape. The ghost image (doubling) should be reasonably visible. I don’t see either to support either 002 or 003. Depending...
The scratch to the die face that ran NE to SE through the Y in LIBERTY. Interesting note is that Coppercoins has two die states and I selected...
http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1960&die_id=1960d1mm109&die_state=lds
Curiously, the Stage A version of the variety calls out MD on the date and MM, however, your coin is not WDDO-002. Here is the link to...
XF-45 coin for reference [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For what it's worth: less peroxide and a longer wait will reduce the porous surface of a pickled nickel...but it's never eliminated. Under...
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