GBrad Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 At first glance I thought what looked like an extra earlobe was just a light colored, worn or polished spot on the coin. I gave it a thorough looking over and discovered it was not any of the above. Looking at the cent from a more flat angle from the southwest proved to me it was actually a raised image as you can see in the photo. The coin is in pretty decent condition despite the green grime on it. No pitting at all. Extremely little PMD as far as I can tell and I’m NOT even considering cleaning it...... Do I possibly have something here? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Nub numismatics Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 it's just some odd discoloration, better luck next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 I think I’m going to spend more time metal detecting and gold dredging........ I’m definitely much more successful at those hobbies than I am at coin searching...... Other than my REAL 1998 WAM I posted awhile back, my batting average is approaching -.001. 😁 As always, thank you for your replies. RonnieR131 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Worth a second look but appears to be a linear plating bubble, same appearance and orientation as all the other ones on Abe's face. The discoloration around it adds to the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I take it on good information that yes, Lincoln had another ear very much like this one, on the other side of his head. Mr. Booth apparently objected to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, VKurtB said: I take it on good information that yes, Lincoln had another ear very much like this one, on the other side of his head. Mr. Booth apparently objected to it. You are correct about that!!😳. Also, last night I decided to “clean”...... (yes, I know that is a sinful act and word in the coin community.....) around the ear of this cent to try to gently remove the green discoloration in order to better see the ear. I read online that Listerine mouth wash was gentle on coins. Well low and behold it worked great using a q-tip!!! It did not harm the coin in any way whatsoever and completely removed the gunk from the ear. There is definitely a very slightly raised surface in the same area as my pics. But, I’m now convinced that there is not enough material there to warrant a true doubled image even though it did fool me when I found it . Dang!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
