1920 Wheat Penny - Shattered Lincoln Head

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jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 10:50 am I posted this a long time ago with no conclusive results how this could have happened. Lincoln's head is shattered with pieces scattered but still intact - nose, chin, back of head, etc.. Like puzzle pieces that can be rearranged again. What process can cause it to shattered but still remain attached to the coin? Minting error or post mint damage? Thanks for any comments. Report this Post to the Staff

ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2521 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 10:52 am I'm gonna say PMD. What is the weight ? Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 11:01 am PMD is what I see Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 11:05 am It looks like a bomb went off I agree just a mutilated coin. PMD Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 11:11 am Put me in the PMD camp. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25413 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 12:08 pm It's far out of round which suggests traumatic injury. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189215 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 12:09 pm I agree, PMD. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74629 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 12:43 pm All PMD. Just a badly damaged cent. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 12:52 pm Wow that is one nasty customer! I agree with damage on this one. Pics below are of my 1911 "fuse box coin". That's one possible way to explain the damage to your coin. Extreme, high heat! Edited by Tacc 01/20/2025 1:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19195 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 2:02 pm Fuse box mayhem, yes. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 2:29 pm For me, the flattening on the rev of the design elements and the rim point toward this being damage. I just don't see how it could have been struck like this. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97083 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 5:52 pm yeah, fuse box cent or maybe a blow torch job. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10592 Posts	Posted 01/20/2025 6:27 pm Well if nothing else it's definitely a different looking kind of PMD Report this Post to the Staff
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