This cent got hit with the ugly stick

[Pat]

lol.. This a fugly cent.

[Steven]

Looks like glue was splattered on it back in its MS days.

Steven

[Brad]

Back in the old days, they had stuff that you could coat your coins with to protect them. Like a varish or plastic coating. Perhaps that is what happened?

[wavysteps]

Actually it was varnish and it did protect the coin to some extent. More than likely, a dipping in some acetone will clear that up.

BJ Neff