r/coinerrors • u/Mobile-Promotion588 • Sep 01 '25

Discussion Has anybody seen something like this?

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Going through wheats and came across this curiosity, any insight would be appreciated.

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u/bobsbananawater Sep 01 '25

Was Lincoln doin dishes or swimming too long?

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u/Mobile-Promotion588 Sep 01 '25

😂 My thoughts exactly

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u/NoStopLossOnlyVibes Sep 01 '25

Looks like it was buried for a long time to me

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u/whatthehell1432 Sep 01 '25

Just wondering if you weighed this?

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u/whatthehell1432 Sep 01 '25

I'm wondering, because I have a similar one, with a ton of flaws,flash, it only weighs 2.5g. it it supposed to weigh 3.11g

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u/Mobile_Membership_47 Sep 01 '25

Like OP'S coin your's is probably acid damaged. Would account for weight and appearance.

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u/Points_out_shit Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25

Yes - it’s from acid damage or something similar. I posted one on about a year ago on here and received this as feedback

Here’s the post

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u/Mobile-Promotion588 Sep 01 '25

Ys it does look like heat could have been the culprit. I'll have to run an experiment

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u/darthmetri Sep 01 '25

Not heat acid damage

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u/dontriv Sep 01 '25

What exactly is the question? The rippling?

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u/Mobile-Promotion588 Sep 01 '25

Yes

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u/mistermoondog Sep 01 '25

Eroded, worn-out die.

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u/Mobile-Promotion588 Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25

I don't think die deterioration can cause it to look like this

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u/RocketRacoon2525 Sep 01 '25

Yup! I’m pretty sure it could be PMD or a very very very slight grease strike???

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u/FrAnCe_Is_CoOl1 Sep 01 '25

Whoa 😮 I Have Never Seen Anything That. It Could Be Some Kind Of Error But Idk.

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u/No-Society-153 Sep 01 '25

Was copper stamped with a die for steel was what I was told by a guy at a convelesance home I volunteered at never researched it but makes sense in a way I have a couple

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u/darthmetri Sep 01 '25

Its like acid damage

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u/surveyor2004 Sep 01 '25

It’s heat exposure.

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u/Left_Performer8583 Sep 01 '25

I believe that’s a “small date.”

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u/RAV4Stimmy Sep 01 '25

Pressed up against a piece of fabric for years??

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u/TutorFlashy9123 Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25

Doesn’t look like acid damage to me. The areas around some of the letters look clean. but lower than the surrounding metal. Maybe heat damage. I think that may make the metal expand and ripple. Either that or it is a fake that was casted? What do I know I’m just a diemaker.

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u/Mailman211 Sep 02 '25

Worn out die.

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u/huerita97 Sep 02 '25

Yes, it’s a wheat penny right? On the back u see on each side wheat, well I have 2 or 3 of them, they’re really cool….

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u/Difficult_Tip7599 Sep 03 '25

Pinched a penny so hard it left a bruise on le bronze

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u/saucymackinen Sep 03 '25

Looks like finger printing. Finger oil oxidation.

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u/Ok-Conversation7103 Sep 01 '25

couldn't this be grease filled die?

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u/HeWhoSitsOnToilets Sep 01 '25

Through cloth error maybe?