| Author |
 Replies: 14 / Views: 395 |
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
21880 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
45152 Posts |
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
|
|
Moderator
United States
23733 Posts |
My vote is for this being a Texas cent. If the hammering is done with the cent between two pieces of leather then the details seem to be well-preserved. @bobby do you have a way of confirming that the thickness is reduced?
"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
|
|
Forum Dad
United States
21880 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
9158 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
68974 Posts |
I'm with Spence, nice looking Texas cent.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
15220 Posts |
A Texas Cent that possibly has been replated.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
45152 Posts |
It's not a zincoln,it is a 1961. John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
15220 Posts |
Your right John1, never even looked at the date. Most Texas Cents are zincoins.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8543 Posts |
Unfortunate we don't have a side-by-side end-on pic of both cents together..
|
|
Moderator
United States
113522 Posts |
Very interesting! Looks like the real deal to me.  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
58102 Posts |
Probably squeezed in a vise with wood or leather belt (or both) material. I can see flattening on the upper cheek area. Between 7:00-8:00 area the rim looks distorted. Not a mint error, but an altered coin. First time I seen a squeezed copper cent before.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1169 Posts |
Ya I've never seen a copper Texas cent before either. I would think you would have to apply a lot more pressure than a zinc coin.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3322 Posts |
Stored a little too close to a blackhole?
Interesting coin.
ANA Member ID: 3203813 - CONECA Member ID: N-5637 "Shine, shine a Roosevelt dime. All the way to Baltimore and runnin' out of time." Tom Waits-Clap Hands 
|
|
Valued Member
Germany
69 Posts |
forgive my ignorance, but what is a "Texas Cent"?
|
| |
Replies: 14 / Views: 395 |
|
Posted 05/27/2022 11:10 am
