They did not make coins out of molybdenum.....it is likely plated copper...
The acetone did NOT affect the coin...it removed organics which affected the coin's surface..... acetone CANNOT harm metal.
If it is 1944 and looks like steel...check it with a magnet (or did you already?).... if it is not magnetic, but looks like steel, it may be...
Thank you... I realize that is probably the best you can do, but sorry, it is not clear enough to make an identification.
The picture appears to show a repunched MM.... the lighting may be deceptive though.... look forward to some better pictures...
It is not a DDR...common on Zincoln cents.... machine or shelf or die deterioration...
LordM is correct... plus, most of us have had the same questions when we began in coins... and we made LOTS of mistakes....
A damaged S mint mark...
Your coin has no value above one cent.... even if machine doubling (and I cannot see any in that picture), that is not a collectible feature - no...
Definitely not a cud...appears to have been pressed into a holder - such as a 'Lucky Cent' holder as mentioned above.
It has no split serif's.... a key indicator of a true doubled die.
Looks like mechanical doubling from the picture....
I agree... I will not purchase a tarnished coin... although I would purchase ancients...most of those come out of the ground anyway..... I dislike...
GDJMSP....Totally correct.....
Tarnish is - no matter what anyone's concept of beauty or ugly may be - environmental damage. It is the result of chemical reaction with the...
The pictures posted are machine (or shelf) doubling.
Always nice to find silver in change.... looks like it is too late to remove that fingerprint though...
Where is the coin???
That is a common cent with PMD....
I purchased one on the secondary market.... the sellout was incredibly fast on the Mint site.
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