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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 to the CCF! It's 100% Post Mint Damage. PMDMy guess is that the edge has been flattened. Something really heavy, maybe a forklift, rolled onto the edge and took out the rim, LIB of LIBERTY, IN G, part of the wheat ear and E P from E PLURIBUS UNUM. I don't think the surfaces have been ground away, just crushed! If you can get a weight on the coin, I think you'll find it's still 3.11 grams, or very close. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
Edited by Yokozuna
07/11/2022 11:17 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
883 Posts |
looks like someone squashed it to make a makeshift screwdriver edge
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, mangled by something.
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Moderator
United States
96315 Posts |
Yes, definitely damaged by something.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4135 Posts |
a cent is very soft material, many things could have damaged it.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21610 Posts |
With it being out of round, it has been crushed or flattened somehow.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
This cent has certainly witnessed better days. As mentioned, the edge has been flattened out, definitely post mint damage. This coin did not leave the mint looking this way; there is nothing in the minting process that would cause this damage. The lack of a rim on the upper left obverse is the biggest single indicator of post mint damage.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Classic hammer strike. They struck it twice. If it was a grinder the devices would be gone, and it wouldn't be out around.
Edited by Cujohn
07/12/2022 6:27 pm
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Posted 07/11/2022 11:50 pm
