Error coin

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  1. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    I got a 1946 penny in my change at the store the other day and I was wondering what happen to it. Maybe someone can help
     

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  3. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    Looks like a gold plating experiment. Wait for more opinions...
     
    spirityoda, Dec 27, 2020
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  4. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Looks like some sort of acid/corrosive material landed on the cent.
     
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  5. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    The coin was definitely dipped in something.... Maybe i should have waited for reverse photos first,
     
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  6. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    4349C475-13B3-47D9-809E-C4DC5653CDD0.jpeg 2F9E3E2E-1DD1-4814-9D4B-3CF10C736BE4.jpeg 4349C475-13B3-47D9-809E-C4DC5653CDD0.jpeg 2F9E3E2E-1DD1-4814-9D4B-3CF10C736BE4.jpeg Here is the back
     
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    Rick mcquaid New Member

     
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  8. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Can you get the gold off with your finger? Might be gold leaf, especially since the reverse is untouched
     
    hotwheelsearl, Dec 27, 2020
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  9. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Looks like tape to me.
     
    ldhair, Dec 27, 2020
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  10. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    I tried to wipe it. It’s the way the coin is. It doesn’t come off
     
    Rick mcquaid, Dec 27, 2020
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  11. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    It’s definitely not tape
     
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  12. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    Maybe at one time there was tape on it and it just never got dirt on it but there is still a lot more wrong with it than the color
     
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  13. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    it is most definitely not an error coin. I highly suspect its what is sometimes called "tape toning," which is what happens when tape is left on a coin for decades and then peeled off. the area underneath the tape is one color and the rest is another color.

    there is no physical possibility that this is an error coin of any kind.
     
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  14. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Folks used to tape coins in albums to keep them from falling out. Over the years the tape dries and the glue remains on the coin. Acetone will remove most of the glue but the toning will always be there.
     
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  15. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I agree. The area had tape over it then it was removed. Not a mint error.
     
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  16. Rick mcquaid

    Rick mcquaid New Member

    How about the Double letters that you can see I don’t think tape would have anything to do with that or maybe does
     
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  17. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    No doubled Die , Machine doubling at best ( Worthless doubling ). That's the best answer your gonna get at this point. Have some coffee . Enjoy your Sunday ! :)
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  18. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Most of the tape adhesive I have had to remove was a yellow color and translucent.
    It can create the look of doubling. The images of the obverse are a bit out of focus to see what you are by having the coin in hand.
     
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  19. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    This. Old adhesive residue. I was initially going to say old glue, but the linear nature of that band does indeed indicate old cellophane tape, which was pretty tough stuff when it came to staining coins.

    When I was a 16-year-old kid around 1981 or so, I bought an 1870-CC half dollar for fifty bucks. It was the real deal. (Look up today's prices on that one!)

    But it was only Fair to AG, gradewise, and had a big yellow band across the obverse from that ancient tape. The tape itself was long gone, but the stain remained. Still, if I could have that same old worn out, tape-stained coin today... wow.
     
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  20. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    @Rick mcquaid - that's still a fun find, considering it cost only face value, in change. As-is, it's really only worth that: face value. But getting a Wheatie in change still puts a smile on my face, regardless.

    If you wanted to, you could try removing that old adhesive with acetone, though it might be difficult.
     
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  21. Sidney Osborne

    Sidney Osborne Well-Known Member

    Agree with lordmarcovan and the Paddyman98....i think it was mustard from a hot dog with sauerkraut...end of 2020 silly thoughts....
     
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