My wheat penny has a worm?

[retiredcopper]

Found this 1937 wheatie while roll searching. Noticed a raised line on the reverse from the wheat stalk to the top of the letter I. Don't know what caused it. The wheat stack has been stamped into it, so I assume it is a planchet error but I have never seen one before. Any thoughts? Sorry about the picture quality.

[willbrooks]

The way that it sits atop the wheat stalk tells me that the most likely scenario is that it is something adhered to the surface of the coin. Try soaking it in acetone/picking at it with a toothpick.

[jfines69]

If it does not come off with acetone I would think it is a strike thru???

[willbrooks]

If it does not come off with acetone I would think it is a strike thru???

Jim, a struck-through would be incuse in the coin, unless it were struck through anti-matter. I like where this is going.

[kloccwork419]

I agree with Will.. something on the coin. Soak it

[Magers]

I don't think it was struck through antimatter Will. An amount of antimatter that size struck by a die would end the world.

[willbrooks]

I don't think it was struck through antimatter Will. An amount of antimatter that size struck by a die would end the world.

...Only if it met an equal amount of itself made of out of struck-through matter from this coin's alternate self from a parallel universe, duh.

[jcuve]

Probably something stuck to the coin as noted...

[retiredcopper]

Mystery solved thanks to you guys. Acetone broke it up. Thanks for the responses.

[jfines69]

Jim, a struck-through would be incuse in the coin, unless it were struck through anti-matter. I like where this is going.

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