Wow ! I was a hopin to hear that FF02 . Two years of crh and nothing yet. I was needing an inspirational find to keep me plodding along. Even if it is just a greaser. THnx………….martha
The OP's coin is a zinc cent. A Dremel used to remove any of the design features would expose the zinc core. The noticeable scratches are most likely from an attempt to clean the die of debris stuck to it and in it.
Our fellow enthusiasts offered good comment and observations. Always consider how something is ‘made’. It’ll help you to form a hypothesis to test.
A wise man taught me to never be afraid to admit if your wrong and be darn sure to learn a lesson. I noticed the top of the head but because of the marks and having seen very similar marks on a piece of metal assumed it was from rotary tool. Lesson learned, other ways for those types of marks to have been made.
Technically, yes. I think it's pretty cool tbh. I'm not sure how much value, if any, it would have though.
for instance, here is a zincoln. after about 30 seconds of quickie burnishing I was able to smooth some of it out. I initially used a small flat burnisher of which I was hitting the head (you can see some of it flattened), so I went to a rounded burnisher to get above the head, gain more control but takes more time ... just a few seconds to show it. The burnisher was dirty .. so it transferred some to the coin .. just pretend it's not dirty. I used a brass burnisher as a steel one would scratch it more. If I spent more time on it I could smooth it out more and more of it out.