It was lying in the dirt and the environment turned it that color.
It didn’t come from the mint looking like that. It’s been damaged, probably from circulation. Not a mint error of any kind.
It’s just a common damaged coin worth twenty five cents.
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I have a number of Large cents but I’m not that knowledgeable so I’m sorry but I can’t help you with that. Hopefully others on CT can.
That is a fast way to ruin a nice coin. What did they do, fall on their head when they were 5 years old and haven’t recovered? What a shame.
It sure is a 1968-S cent. Not to bad looking either.
That my friend is how the government works and operates. Just think of how far they can stretch that gold. :)
Best wishes in obtaining decent one at a good price.
I like it. It’s a clean honest coin that did well in circulation. From you photos I would say that that is a worn cud on the reverse from 11:00 to...
From the mint mark it’s split plate doubling. That started with zinc cents in 1983, the first year of issue. You can see white shiny metal to the...
I see no mint mark on this coin.
Definitely damaged!
Time to start a token collection. :)
Polished or plated but it ain’t natural.
That was done after it left the mint. Only the person that did that knows what happened. It’s considered damaged but it is worth the silver value....
Anything can and probably has been used as money. Seashells come to mind instantly. Barter is a wonderful thing.
A dryer coin will be flatter on the edges around the rim. The Reeded edge is still present.
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