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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 25103558, member: 44615&quot;]It&#039;s definitely an altered Cent.</p><p>Before a blank Planchet is struck it goes through a procedure where the rim is upraised on both sides. It is passed through an upsetting machine. The absence of the upraised rim on your Cent is evidence of alteration. And the biggest evidence is that the Cent is a copper plated zinc planchet. The zinc is completely plated before it is struck so to have that side showing the zinc shows that it was altered after it left the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>And.. try not to use metal tweezers to hold any coins. That&#039;s a big no-no in numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to Cointalk[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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