1946 1c What Happened To This Lincoln Cent? Mint Error Or Post Mint?

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Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:38 pm When I search a penny roll I would put the nasty looking pre-1983 pennies in a bag for the day when it is legal to repurpose them. For some reason I decided to look through the bag and I found this 1946 with damage on the portrait. The irony is I made the mistake of not looking on the reverse. I thought the coin had been damaged post mint so why bother. I think I know what happened, I just don't know if it is possible. How did this coin get the numbers 1 and 20 stamped on the reverse? Edited by Vindex 03/26/2020 08:26 am Report this Post to the Staff

lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:45 pm Looks like a counter stamp, are the numbers incuse or raised. Also a picture of the obverse would help provide a better response Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:46 pm Looks like a coins from Mexico on the Centavos. The Wheat cent is a damaged coin with a counter punch used on the coin. The opposite side will show a push out opposite the punchings. The incuse mark on one side will push out on the other side. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1661 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 04:39 am Does look like someone just stamped a "20" into it. Report this Post to the Staff
Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 08:35 am Yes it is incuse. And it does look counter stamped. What is interesting is that both of the numbers match up with the numbers from the 1946 Equador Centavos. 1946 was the last year of Philadelphia minting the centavos. Is it possible that this counter stamping was done at the mint? Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19293 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 08:38 am Given the photos posted, yes, it appears someone outside the mint stamped the number onto the reverse. If you're so inclined, save it as a fun piece. Edited by ijn1944 03/26/2020 08:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 08:44 am Yes it is incuse. The obverse is the last image in the group (accidental omission) Is it possible that it was counter struck at the mint? Both numbers for the 10 centavos (10) and the twenty (20) match up with the 1946 Equador Centavos. Also, 1946 was the last year Philadelphia minted coins for Equador. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 08:52 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
river4449 Valued Member United States 170 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 11:01 am It certainly is post-mint damage, and I agree with a counter-stamp. They're super fun to look for, I've found 1976 cents with American flag and liberty bell counter-stamps! Jasper Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1661 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 5:02 pm No chance this was done at the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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