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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 1803275, member: 4350&quot;]Your coin is known as a re-processed cent.&nbsp; As mentioned in an earlier post, it was replated.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a common thing to do in order to make the coins look better and sell them again.&nbsp; Re-processed cents were all the rage in the 60s and 70s and they still turn up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Essentially, coins that were rusted or discolored to a point were cleaned and plated again.&nbsp; It was done outside the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The plating process caused the doubled appearance.&nbsp; You can see the additional effect to the right of the 9 and 4 in your image.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell if it is also doubled around the 3.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps,</p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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