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Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:06 pm Weight 3.05g What happened to this penny? Major rim errors and backwards letters Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 98052 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:08 pm It looks like this one has spent some time is a parking lot. 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
Clwang Valued Member United States 336 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:09 pm Why is the b backwards in Pluribus? Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:13 pm My first thought was that it got run over by a car! Poor thing! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98052 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:17 pm the 'B' appears backwards because of the damage. One of the many hits this coin took moved the metal around. (copper is a soft metal) 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
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:34 pm I have to give to the owner of the post ALL the credits for the word Disaster. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 7:37 pm Just severe circulaton damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34440 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 8:42 pm Yes the smeared metal that you see is evidence of damage, not a mint error. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19241 Posts	Posted 05/04/2023 9:35 pm Yes, a rather rough example of post-strike damage. No errors seen. Report this Post to the Staff
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