Hinkle Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Could this be another environmental damage or color toning. I know they did some crazy stuff on the 70s coins. The front looks like a really glossy and almost mirror like red proof coin. If so wouldn't there be an S mint mark. Wondering if this is an error. Hmmmm strange. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mohawk Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hi Hinkle, Well, what I think you have on your hands after reviewing your photos is a 1972 Philly Cent that someone polished one side of for some strange reason. People do weird stuff to coins sometimes, as I'm sure you're beginning to see in your hunting. I don't see anything that indicates an error to me from the photos, unfortunately. As always, I hope that this helps you some! ~Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinkle Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mohawk said: Hi Hinkle, Well, what I think you have on your hands after reviewing your photos is a 1972 Philly Cent that someone polished one side of for some strange reason. People do weird stuff to coins sometimes, as I'm sure you're beginning to see in your hunting. I don't see anything that indicates an error to me from the photos, unfortunately. As always, I hope that this helps you some! ~Tom That is funny, I was thinking that too when I was checking it out. I'm also pretty sure someone did. I don't understand why people do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hinkle said: That is funny, I was thinking that too when I was checking it out. I'm also pretty sure someone did. I don't understand why people do that. I wish I understood it myself, Hinkle. I think that there are as many reasons that people mess with coins as there are different people in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson2 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 59 minutes ago, Mohawk said: Hi Hinkle, Well, what I think you have on your hands after reviewing your photos is a 1972 Philly Cent that someone polished one side of for some strange reason. People do weird stuff to coins sometimes, as I'm sure you're beginning to see in your hunting. I don't see anything that indicates an error to me from the photos, unfortunately. As always, I hope that this helps you some! ~Tom 45 minutes ago, Mohawk said: I wish I understood it myself, Hinkle. I think that there are as many reasons that people mess with coins as there are different people in the world. Ooo, ooo, ooo... I know this one! If you're collecting them in a blue album, you want them to look pretty... but you only see the obverse so there's no reason to bother with the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Thompson2 said: Ooo, ooo, ooo... I know this one! If you're collecting them in a blue album, you want them to look pretty... but you only see the obverse so there's no reason to bother with the reverse. Thompson, In the case of Hinkle's coin, I think you nailed it. I wouldn't be surprised if they had one of the really old-school Whitman folders that told them to take a pencil eraser to the obverses of their coins to make them all shiny and pretty. Marquez-Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquez-Collector Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 hours ago, Mohawk said: Thompson, In the case of Hinkle's coin, I think you nailed it. I wouldn't be surprised if they had one of the really old-school Whitman folders that told them to take a pencil eraser to the obverses of their coins to make them all shiny and pretty. That took me back to when I was a kid, Taking an eraser and showing it off to my friends saying that I had just gotten it from the bank. Or putting dollars bills in the between the encyclopedia pages to make them look crisp. :D. you know, Just showing off. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
