1945 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Help With Identifying Error Coins For Newbies In Coin Collecting

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Mikey89n New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 12:11 pm has anyone ever seen this error coin * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12295 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 12:21 pm Your coin isn't an error. After it left the Mint, someone punched a ring/circle into it. It's commonly referred to Post-Mint Damage or PMD. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 12:39 pm to the CCF When listing a coin, please specify what you think is an error. The coin listed is not an error, it is damage. Value 1 cent. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 12:45 pm I agree with it being PMD not an error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mikey89n New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 1:19 pm Thank you guys for the input I appreciate it I didn't know if it was an error or not Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 3:06 pm Coins much older than 1945 which display such a circular "ding" are often caused by old coin counting machines. It is PMD but with a historical reason. A curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 3:53 pm Or hammered with a spent 22 shell, leaving that mark on the coin. Not a mint error, just coin damage. It didn't leave the machine looking like that. It was added later in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 5:26 pm to the Community! 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
Dearborn Moderator United States 97314 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 5:54 pm ha, that's a first - a spent .22 casing. 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 10/12/2022 7:21 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/13/2022 2:24 pm no mint error here, just post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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