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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 4156997, member: 106826&quot;][USER=102373]@igotchange[/USER] That&#039;s about correct.&nbsp; You&#039;ll see here (and elsewhere) that when folks are struggling with pareidolia they often don&#039;t consider font or size; they just see something that looks familiar.&nbsp; The community here usually dials up those factors during the discussion.&nbsp; One thing that I was trying to ascertain here was whether or not Matthew had a cent with a die chip/break in the area of the 8. The full(er) obverse photos helped to bear out that there was an impact in that area.&nbsp; Some research at cudsoncoins also didn&#039;t show a particular die chip/break for that date/mm (not that all such issues are attributed) so that slanted me towards burnished metal.&nbsp; Copper is pretty soft, so a glancing strike can flatten a device and carry material into the voids in/around it.&nbsp; I think that&#039;s what happened here.&nbsp; Still, checking your pocket change is a worthy exercise.&nbsp; If that had been a crack/chip, posting a message to cudsoncoins might merit a bit of numismatic fame (credit for the attribution).&nbsp; That&#039;s always a fun consolation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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