Please Identify This "damage" To A Wheat Penny.

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Schwanke Valued Member United States 242 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 2:45 pm Found this on several "Unsearched" wheat rolls from ebay. Didnt know about the 'scams'until later and couldnt prove that the listings actually were but this 'damage' was on many of the older coins. Is this some sort of 'dip' or 'cleaning' or something? Does not look natural to me. In case the picture isn't good enough. It kind of looks like a bronze coating you see on movie props trying to fake gold/bronze. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Normic67 Pillar of the Community 798 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 3:45 pm Its been cleaned or dipped in acid or something. also very circulated. hope that helped Report this Post to the Staff
Fatman Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 11:12 pm with Normic67 it's been cleaned all right. I'll go one better, it's been put in a lye solution. The tell tale sign is the whitish ring residue on the coin. Have a happy day! Report this Post to the Staff
Schwanke Valued Member United States 242 Posts	Posted 03/31/2013 05:41 am Thanks for the input. They look kind cool in my opinion so I'll probably add a few nice ones to my damaged collection but obviously not to my 'official' collection hehe. Again thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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Please Identify This "Damage" To A Wheat Penny.