1960 D Large Over Small Reeded Penny - Rare Error ?

Send it to NGC and let us know what they say

This "input" is a reminder of when I joined this "family forum", I am appalled at the manner in which members have spoken out and "had fun" at this new member's expense, as seen.
I believe certain people here are very knowledgeable and have a degree of intelligence along with their experience, I was ALWAYS taught "It is not what you say, but HOW you say it.... I really was NOT expecting that members would be speaking out in this manner, NO matter the direction of, or the topic being discussed, I would think certain, called "experts", would have the ability to communicate their " expert opinions" in a manner in which they would like or have used on them selves. It almost sounds like some very grouchy, people being very rude.IMO........ Welcome MicMar, to the family.......Merry Christmas.

I pretty much agree with everything morgans dad says.I don't need to hear the tone in there voice to know what they mean.I can read.I come here almost every day to read about new errors found,new post,pictures of there coins.etc etc But I do refrain from posting because some folks enjoy belittling others with there superior knowledge of the minting process.Don't get me wrong I have the utmost respect for every individual on this sight and enjoy their knowledge but sometimes it is conveyed in a harsh way.Like I said ,I don't need to hear the tone in their voice, I can read

I have not been to the mint to watch the mint process with my own eyes, but this is what I am reading.

micmar
You started out saying this was a cent with dime reeding and you said both were the same diameter.
I do think the experts convinced you that they are not the same diameter, and that a cent planchet
would not fit into the die set up for a dime.

The experts tell you that the U.S. mint strikes the obverse, reverse and edge, all in the same process.
If a wrong planchet some how got mixed in, when minting a different coin. It would be struck with the obverse, reverse and edge of that coin.

That is why they tell you it is impossible. There is no indication that the obverse and reverse of this
coin was ever anything but a Lincoln Cent.

Now you say that maybe the mint was making a foreign coin of the same diameter?

Are you saying that, if in 1960, the U.S. mint was making a foriegn coin of the same diameter as our cent. And the edge die (with reeding) for that foriegn coin was somehow set up with the obverse and reverse die for the Lincoln Cent. And if this is even possible, which IMO, I would say it is not possible, that you have the only example known. If something like this was even possible, there would be more than one. If there was a known error like this it would be well known and everyone would want one.

That is what I am reading on this thread.

What I am seeing is the reeding on your coin. IMO the reeding does not look like the quality that
comes from the U.S. mint.

I find it interesting that if you search "micmar" on Google, let me do that for you, the very first entry is Micmar Precision Machining.

Huh.

Whoever did the fake reeded edge on this coin did a TERRIBLE job. If you look at his photo you can see some point left, some are straight up, some point right, some are adjacent with no gap. Looks like someone with manual dexterity issues carved it up with an Exacto Knife. What a hack job...