It looks like no collar to start, but questions about the planchet. The "curved" clip has a larger diameter than the cent. The straight "clip"...
Below the Reverse bow, is that a big die chip or strike-thru?
Could there be a strike-thru on Unum?
I agree; buried in acidic soil or in a fire.
I see nothing except one cent.
Yep, there's some folks around with lighter wallets to go along with their bad eyes! I agree .... it has 11' pole marks all over it.
What year born? Try to find a few 100/200 years before birth.
Hmmmmmm Still waiting for it
The second one looks like it made a passing acquaintance with a lawn mower or snow-blower.
Wow! That penny led a hard hard life.
I don't think that it's a clip. The angle of the arcs there don't fit with a half dollar, but hard to tell without measure.
I'd love to join in but, being in Canada, the tariffs and postage would be bad.
I hope so. He was a good president who got caught in a bad time period, especially in the Mideast
Looks like another coin was placed on the Lincoln cent and hammered into the 4:00 to 5:00 position with leather over it. The hammered coin shows...
I'll say VF-30
I was confused about the first original coin and wondered what he was talking about. All the others are clear as a bell.
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Those are very interesting. Merchant tokens? fruit/corn picker's tokens?
If you can't keep them in a climate controlled environment. Just keep sticking those little desiccant packs that you get in pill, prescription,...
It looks like it was a shim under a table leg. PMD
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