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<p>[QUOTE="waynegg, post: 1513169, member: 39774"]Thanks, and gladly.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]196046.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No lines to follow there either, but you can see it wasn't just punched from the reverse. In fact it has a bit of a bulge on the left side between the wing and "UNITED".</p><p><br /></p><p>Just tapped on this one and it sounds hollow. What could cause that?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]196047.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]196061.vB[/ATTACH]I figured out how to scan the edge of the Buchanan. The extra star is centered between the M and the star. Maybe someone can make heads or tails of the mess between the "U" and the "M"? I know I can't. </p><p><br /></p><p>Uploaded a better image of the weak star.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the zinc penny, it doesn't exhibit any qualities of a coin that has been chemically altered. It's legit. If it weren't, the reverse would be riddled with areas of copper around the lettering and tiny details as the water tension would have trapped minute pockets of air in those areas not allowing the chemical reaction to take place. It also wouldn't be shiny. This doesn't come from the vast amount of coin collecting knowledge I DON'T have, it comes from doing that experiment in chemistry class over and over in high school and college. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]196049.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="waynegg, post: 1513169, member: 39774"]Thanks, and gladly. [ATTACH]196046.vB[/ATTACH] No lines to follow there either, but you can see it wasn't just punched from the reverse. In fact it has a bit of a bulge on the left side between the wing and "UNITED". Just tapped on this one and it sounds hollow. What could cause that? [ATTACH]196047.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]196061.vB[/ATTACH]I figured out how to scan the edge of the Buchanan. The extra star is centered between the M and the star. Maybe someone can make heads or tails of the mess between the "U" and the "M"? I know I can't. Uploaded a better image of the weak star. As to the zinc penny, it doesn't exhibit any qualities of a coin that has been chemically altered. It's legit. If it weren't, the reverse would be riddled with areas of copper around the lettering and tiny details as the water tension would have trapped minute pockets of air in those areas not allowing the chemical reaction to take place. It also wouldn't be shiny. This doesn't come from the vast amount of coin collecting knowledge I DON'T have, it comes from doing that experiment in chemistry class over and over in high school and college. [ATTACH]196049.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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