Josh135 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 New here, came across this penny in my coin jar, can't seem to find any info on it. Could anyone shed some light on this error? It feels like an extra layer of another coin. You can read the word trust on the extra layer of coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Welcome to the forum. Your coin is not an error coin. It has some glue or other foreign substance on it. You might be able to pick it off or soak it in some acetone and get it to come off. JT2 and Sandon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Welcome to the NGC chat board. When you post photos of coins on this forum, please crop them so that they show to the greatest extent possible the coin and not the surrounding surface. Based upon what I can see, I agree that someone took glue (or some other sticky substance) and stuck two cents together with it off center. When the other coin was removed from this 1983-D cent, the dried glue remained and retains an incuse (impressed and backward) impression of the lettering from the other cent. Contrary to what you may have seen on other websites, it is actually extremely unusual to find any significant mint error coin in your change. Please don't assume that a coin is a mint error just because it looks odd to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh135 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2024 at 11:01 PM, Sandon said: Welcome to the NGC chat board. When you post photos of coins on this forum, please crop them so that they show to the greatest extent possible the coin and not the surrounding surface. Based upon what I can see, I agree that someone took glue (or some other sticky substance) and stuck two cents together with it off center. When the other coin was removed from this 1983-D cent, the dried glue remained and retains an incuse (impressed and backward) impression of the lettering from the other cent. Contrary to what you may have seen on other websites, it is actually extremely unusual to find any significant mint error coin in your change. Please don't assume that a coin is a mint error just because it looks odd to you. Thank you, I will look into it, you guys are very knowledgeable when it comes to errors like these. I've tried very hard to see if the extra plating would come off and I can't seem to remove it yet. Possibly what you are saying may be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) On 1/26/2024 at 12:36 AM, Josh135 said: ... when it comes to errors like these Just to recap what others said this is not an error coin, it's just damage that occured after it left the mint. On 1/26/2024 at 12:36 AM, Josh135 said: I've tried very hard to see if the extra plating would come off and I can't seem to remove it yet It's not plating, but just a foreign substance that got on the coin. I wouldn't worry about trying to remove it since it may be epoxy and wouldn't serve any purpose. The important point is that the coin isn't an error coin, which is an anomaly or mistake which occurs at the mint. If you go to the pinned resources topic at the top of this subforum there is additional information about error coins and how to identify them. Edited January 26 by EagleRJO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) Hello and welcome to the forum. Upon first glance your coin had me interested. I'd like to know if the material on the coin is metal or just adhesive residue. Either way it's not a mint error. I suspect it is metal and it is a peeled lamination but... a PMD super glued combo of cents that were pulled apart which "peeled" off one cents outer clad layer and it stayed on the other coin. You can see evidence of surface staining from the Cyanoacrylate PVA glue as well as an area of the rim at 7 o'clock that shows marks from tools used to separate the coins. IMO Edited January 26 by Mike Meenderink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh135 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2024 at 11:01 PM, Sandon said: Welcome to the NGC chat board. When you post photos of coins on this forum, please crop them so that they show to the greatest extent possible the coin and not the surrounding surface. Based upon what I can see, I agree that someone took glue (or some other sticky substance) and stuck two cents together with it off center. When the other coin was removed from this 1983-D cent, the dried glue remained and retains an incuse (impressed and backward) impression of the lettering from the other cent. Contrary to what you may have seen on other websites, it is actually extremely unusual to find any significant mint error coin in your change. Please don't assume that a coin is a mint error just because it looks odd to you. Thank you for your help and swift justice on this matter. I will be very careful moving forward on how I word my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
