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[James P. ONeill Jr.]

Please offer an opinion about this coin...

[Coinbuf]

Its a badly mangled Lincoln cent worth $.01 if you can get someone to take it in exchange for good or services.   If you are asking if this is an error it does not appear to be one from what I see in your photos.

[Fenntucky Mike]

Looks like glue or something similar.

[Hoghead515]

I agree. Looks like someone had some glued together and when they peeled them apart it left an imprint of one on that one. 

[l.cutler]

Definitely appears to be some kind of foreign substance.

[Oldhoopster]

In regards to your title: Conservation, I wouldn't bother.  However, if you must, try acetone then xylene.  

[Just Bob]

2 hours ago, Fenntucky Mike said:

Looks like glue or something similar.

Yep

[J P M]

1 hour ago, Just Bob said:

Yep

 

4 hours ago, Fenntucky Mike said:

Looks like glue or something similar.

That is what I wanted to ask you all???  What will take off the glue left behind from scotch tape without hurting the coin and wont be considered a cleaned coin. I see it on coins all the time.  

Edited May 3, 2021 by J P Mashoke

[Just Bob]

3 hours ago, J P Mashoke said:

 

That is what I wanted to ask you all???  What will take off the glue left behind from scotch tape without hurting the coin and wont be considered a cleaned coin. I see it on coins all the time.  

Try acetone. Short soak, then a flowing rinse.