2008D mind boggler

[twoyankees]

I have absolutely no clue! This is a job for the the mighty LCR. I stand at your mercy. Tom

[jcuve]

That's weird. I just cannot imagine it being a struck through or a bizarre cracked die...or for that matter any Mint error (right?). Maybe solder? Some weird adhesive that was stringy? What does the obverse look like?

[mustbebob]

I've never seen anything like that before. Bing that the anomaly sits on top of the letters, I would have to say (guess is more like it) that it's post strike damage. Maybe someone pressed something into it in the garage? Does it look like it can be removed at all?

[twoyankees]

The obverse seems normal Jason, You can feel it with your finger nail, its raised and it definately doesn't come off, I tried, thinking it was stuck on. pure crazyness . Tom

[Roller]

Conjures up the outline of a Canadian one cent piece though I can't imagine how it would have clashed there.

[Antiquity]

I love it whatever it is. Almost reminds me of the inside border of the SBA.

[lara4228]

Just wondering you can post a full pic of it. Roller I can see what you mean by Canadian rim, lol those were not cents they were nickels before 1965. lol.

But a full pic might give us better indication of patterning, if any?

[jcuve]

I think it is solder; maybe someone was fooling around or practicing for a jewelry project of some sort?

[Pat]

Well in either case until you know for sure.. Stick it in the WTH Coin Tube.

[twoyankees]

Here's a couple more shots of it. Tom

[trails]

I must agree with Jason, this looks like solder. They have very small diameter solder for working on boards. All it would take is to lay some of that type solder on the cent, stick it in the oven and have it bond to the copper.

BJ Neff

[lineop3]

Yeah JC, IMO someone was playing around trying to conjure up an error to sell.

Aisha

[twoyankees]

Solder sounds quite feasible indeed, but if the coin was heated in an oven or a soldering torch was used, wouldn't the heat change the tone of it? Just askin'. Tom

[koinmon]

COULD IT BE METALIC SPIDERS AT WORK!
George

[trails]

Not necessarily. Solder has a relatively low melt point, especially the stuff used on circuit boards. So, a trip to the oven would not change the color of the copper, but would melt the solder sufficiently to bond to the copper.

BJ Neff