Thanks for the better photos. Environmental damage has no set outcomes. That one surely has been damaged.
I thought those were all die chips?
For the most part. Plated zinc cents have plating issues not laminations, last i heard ZLincolns cannot have laminations. We might have to talk...
What does the third side look like, that's pretty interesting. The sliver looks like a strike thru.
Definitely MD, I like to call it "mechanical doubling". Here is a 69S that I photo'd years ago. This is a proof. [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Love the Princess @C-B-D
I believe that @JCro57 has a wheat cent with some gold inclusions. Or, a gold toned/color inclusion. I have seen a few of these in hand. Very neat...
No I don"t agree. The 1960 cent whether it be a D mint or a philly has been one of the most collected and scrutinized coins in the series. You...
Very nice doubling Director.
Maybe not the same colors but in the same look. 100% true. My point is that I have never seen a contaminant cause the look of an improperly mixed...
Then tell us is the coin shown in this thread for sale on ebay? Please tell us we are confused.;)
Planchet striations have surely been thought of as Woodies, First these are planchet striations, [ATTACH] Almost gives the coin the imp M Alloy...
@johnmilton what is your opinion of the reverse? I am going with an old dip, and re tone. The reverse looks just like the obverse.
I would hate to think that the real numismatist are dying and we are being over run by the uneducated. Lest not think about that. What we should...
And what IF?
Where is the reverse? Here is one of my ancients. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice subtle toning or is that the bulb you are using?
Love the clash Larry.
That looks like some die deterioration. The barb looking hook at the end of the 3 isn't there. For a reference this is what it should look like....
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