2000 Off Center Lincoln Memorial Cent With Ridges On Edge

It has nothing to do with a collar. An off-center struck coin such as this one was struck without the collar coming into play. The coin still had to end up in a counting machine or a Coin Wrapping Machine and since it is not off center enough, it would make it into a counting machine or a wrapping machine either of which could have added a few more lines to the edge.

Thanks,
Bill

Interestingly enough the OP has said that the ridges go all the way around the coin ,, are they coincidental ? perhaps,, there is no way to say with out doubt that they are not damage or for that matter how they came to be there .adding lines from counting machines or coin rollers ? I have never seen such damage on a coin before from these machines ,,but I suppose the possibility exists .

I suggest that you take your coin to a dealer who is familiar with errors or to a major coin show where you can get it looked at in hand .

Metalman

Can you post some pic's of other coins with this damage ? Like I said I have never seen this type of damage from a couinting machine or sorting machine ,, I have seen the swirls on the surface and the knocked off devices from them ,,but never any that had lines added to the edge of the coin .

I would be interested in seeing other examples .

Metalman

Here's another pic of the ridges for ya'll:

Damage period. Not letters, no way.

Errror

lol this is getting fun
i still say letters. a counting or rolling machine will not have anything to do with the outsides of the rim. only on the obverse or reverse will see damage from them machines

the word ERROR was not said by me at all. I don't know if it is called an error , variety or damage but it WAS done at the mint. don't get upset it is not that big a thing. try to learn from it.
Gary

WOW. this is obviously going to a place I do not intend to go you are on your own on this one. hopefully the OP will get what she is looking for.
take a breath and have a good evening
Gary