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Hello all! I have a 1966 penny here that is in almost proof condition. I noticed the mint date seemed flattened? I'm just starting to get familiar with die errors so my knowledge is limited. Thanks!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Proof coins are always proofs even if they are damage. They are made from special dies with special planchets. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._COMPARE.jpgBusiness strike coin may be proof like, but in rare examples. I've found business strike coins that look like proof like, but they were just nice BU examples. This one can't be a proof coin. They didn't make proof coins that year. The 1965-1967 special mint sets (SMS) were made during that time. It might be a SMS coin. But it is hard to tell for sure from the image. The date flattening is a bad thing for a coin. Hope this helps. |
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Thanks for shedding some light on this for me. I'm guessing it is possibly BU then. Thanks coop!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would hang onto it for now, till you find out why the date is wider. Damage or something else?
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Hey! Thanks for that great resource Dr Don! Wow, that r in the 66 on that page is identical to mine. I'm going to try to take a full pic of the coin tomorrow, when I get a break at work. Would love for you guys to take a look and compare it with the one on copper coins just to double check. Thanks for the input! I'll hang on to it for now and try to get some good pics up tomorrow.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The best way to check is to look at the "U" in TRUST. That is the first thing to check.
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06/05/2013 03:58 am
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Hello all! Here's a couple more pics. Let me know what you think. Thanks!  |
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It just looks like a damaged coin. Does the reverse look like this as well? Someone may have done this on purpose.
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Is it larger than a normal cent? I've heard of people pressing a cent in a vice with two pieces of leather on each side of the coin. This enlarges the coin was it flattens out the devices and stretches the planchet. They call them Texas cents. Looks like you coin may have been altered this way?
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I just weighed it on a mail scale(I know it needs to be weighed in grams but it is all I have right now) It weighs the same as a 1968 penny I have. It is also normal diameter. Baffeled by this one coop? What next do you think?
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The coin may have been altered as I suggested, but with not as much force in the vise. It obviously didn't happen at the mint. So it is PMD. I appreciate the extra pictures. That made me come to that conclusion. With both side affected, it happened at the same time. Hope this helps. |
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Thanks for taking the time and examining coop! This coin came out of a old man's collection book that I bought. Maybe he was flattening them! lol. So... there is no possible way this could ever happen to a coin at the mint? Please excuse my lack of knowledge, I'm planning on reading up as much as I can this weekend on doubled dies.
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Posted 06/04/2013 1:40 pm
