196? Coin Roll Hunting Mystery

The only error here was his judgment.

Another dealer once had a cent (don't remember what it was) labeled a " DDO $25". It was a cent not known for any significant doubled dies, so I asked to see it. It took me all of 5 seconds to determine it was just Machine Doubling. I told him that it was not a doubled die and I explained to him about Machine Doubling. He actually listened but then right when I was leaving he said "it's still a 'double die'."

There is no educating some people. Both of these guys were LONG TIME dealers in their late 60's-70's! Also, both know me as a Lincoln collector with extensive knowledge....no matter, they are still selling "errors" and "double dies".

Here's my damaged 41.

I just came across a 1981 cent that has some damage in that same area from what looks like a coin rolling machine.

Wow Thanks BadThad. Looks very similar. Wonder if destroying 1's was somebody's destructive hobby in the early 60s? :)

A lot of these coins are damage from a couple different things. I'm not home, and I think I threw them back into circulation anyway, but these coins are from roller damage or coin machines like candy or ect. Mostly rolling machines like those that crimp the ends like a bank roll. For some reason it's usually on 7 ' s and 1 ' s but I have seen examples on 2 ' s and 4 ' s as well. Also sometimes in worse cases you see damage on the L or I in liberty. Looks like the top picture on this page may have suffered some damage. If the coin had just had it happen or hadn't been circulated after the damage you would probably see more signs like a scratch or gouge going around the whole coin. But circulation and wear takes those minor nicks away. Coop probably has some good pictures of examples but I don't keep records as good as him.