Hammer Die/ Rim Error? 1972 Lincoln Penny

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MMBarq New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 3:02 pm Hard to see without touching but this 72 penny has a smooth, very rounded edge that leeks more like he rounded edge of a bottle cap. The rim is raised higher than normal as well. Is this possibly a very weak hammer die? Thanks, Barq Report this Post to the Staff

Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 3:24 pm Not an error but PMD. It's a Dryer Coin. There are plenty of very informative threads on this if you search the forum. Report this Post to the Staff
tapapple65 Pillar of the Community United States 538 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 4:58 pm Welcome to the forum Barb. A lot of the 72's seem to have been heavily struck where the obverse side of the cent shows very distinctive strong rims. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 4:58 pm to CCF. It is either a Dryer Coin or a spooned coin or it has an added edge (frame) to it,IMHO. Not an error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Agrippa Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 5:03 pm Welcome! Yeah, I had a nickel that looked just like that penny of yours....dryer coin unfortunately. Report this Post to the Staff
MMBarq New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 6:16 pm Thanks for all the help! It would have awesome if it was an error, but I am just glad to know what it is. This has been sitting in a dresser along with other coins I had picked out of a bunch of bankrolls more than 12 years ago and I just now remembered that they even exist. I am just now getting back into the hobby so it's nice to start off with an answer to an old mystery (to me). Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 6:22 pm It's not a Dryer Coin. Internal devices are unaffected. But it has been altered/damaged outside the Mint. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 6:49 pm Thanks Mike! Barq! Seems that a few of us stepped away for a decade or more to return. Have fun with the forums! Report this Post to the Staff
Agrippa Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 01/01/2016 9:08 pm Oops....when I posted mine someone on this forum told me it was a Dryer Coin. Thanks for the correction! Maybe these kinds of damaged coins got stuck in the coin mechanism of a coin operated machine....like a coin operated dryer? Hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
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