1973 Penny, Any Idea What Happened To This Penny?

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Suzy49727 New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 03:42 am I was just wondering what happened to this penny. I found it in a penny roll. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 03:57 am It looks altered. If the obverse was normal, it may have been a split planchet. But with the damage, I feel that the coin was tampered with. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21653 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 06:36 am Hard to say exactly what happened to it but it didn't look like that when it was struck. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 09:58 am Coops call is a possibility , but I was going to ay severe road kill . Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 12:40 pm NOT a split planchet. No rims are the indictor. Looks to be intentional post mint damage on the reverse, roadkill on the obverse. No numismatic here, sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/08/2021 1:14 pm Looks like deliberate damage to me. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 10/09/2021 08:51 am Not a mint error, PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/09/2021 10:38 am Here is what a "split planchet" looks like, if interested: Note the intact rims and thin planchet Report this Post to the Staff
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