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Could this be an off metal Lincoln?
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JRocco
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:55 pm Reply with quote
Came across this odd colored/ porous looking Lincoln. It felt light and had a much tinnier sound when dropped than a reg cent. I weighed the coin on a really accurate scale and it weighs in at 2.87 grams instead of the usual 3.11 grams. I will show some pics next to another Lincoln for color comparison. Any opinions or ideas? Is this just a corroded piece? It looks like there is enough detail left that the weight shouldn't be that off?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:01 am Reply with quote
It may have had an acid bath.
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