It looks like, physically, the pennies are down for the count ... and the auction count is huge!...
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,...
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