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Forum Dad

United States
22365 Posts |
Not my coin or pics, but would love to have your thoughts.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6328 Posts |
It looks like an off-center strike with minor cupping .
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Forum Dad

United States
22365 Posts |
The obverse looks like it, but how is the reverse look perfectly struck but out of round?
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Pillar of the Community

United States
3309 Posts |
Looks like a pipe or tubing job to me. Just an off the wall garage job. Could be wrong though.... I often am.
-makecents-
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Forum Dad

United States
22365 Posts |
I'm thinking this..... Someone took a pipe, slightly bigger in ID than the cent, and smacked it on the obverse. That's why the design on the obverse is obliterated, and the reverse is stretched. You can even see the scrapes for whatever flat surface the reverse was on. Just a hunch.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2369 Posts |
Encased at some point? Thanks, Doug.
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
15653 Posts |
I agree with a pipe job here, the coin is oblong in that direction as well.
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
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Pillar of the Community

United States
3309 Posts |
Great idea, Forum Dad! Were did you come up with that? 
-makecents-
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
15653 Posts |
Quote: Great idea, Forum Dad! Were did you come up with that? Well we all know what a GREAT thinker he is. I just love his original idea here too 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
49398 Posts |
Maybe Mike would like to laugh, I mean comment on this.  John1 
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
61687 Posts |
Looks altered. If it were an off center, why are part of Liberty missing? It looks like damage to the coin to me. the reverse is not showing the same thing, but showing flattening on that opposite side.
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Pillar of the Community

United States
3035 Posts |
This looks counterfeit too me. There should be damage to one side or the other if it was a pipe job.
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