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New Member
United States
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I recently went shopping and the cashier handed me my change but one of the pennies I received caught my eye. It's completely smooth on both sides and is missing print on one side. On the other side, there is a black rim around it. Would this be an error coin? Any information would help.   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@kod, first welcome to CCF. Second, those are great pics for a first post. Well done!
With respect to this coin, somehow someone has sanded down both sides--the copper plating is smoothed through and the underlying zinc core has been exposed. This looks pretty cool, but is just damage. With all the missing material, the coin should be underweight now too.
"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
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New Member
 United States
7 Posts |
Thank you for the information and compliment! I appreciate it. The person who sanded it must've had a lot of time on their hands.
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
I am curious though, how did they manage to miss "united states of america" on the backside while sanding it down? It looks like the print is on the zinc.
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Moderator
United States
95324 Posts |
 Wow, extreme sanding on this one... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19134 Posts |
Post-strike damage. We see one or two similar coins monthly on this site. Yours is a more extreme example, but I've come across some very close to yours--all years of zinc core cents, no matter the mint. Keep it as a curiosity.
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
That's really interesting, thank you for the information!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6244 Posts |
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I am curious though, how did they manage to miss "united states of America" on the backside while sanding it down? It looks like the print is on the zinc. They just do a poor simulated mint error. The way they do is three four steps and they miss. Except look at the perfect circle white who affect also two letters I can not disclose more. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, intentional post mint damage. The exposed zinc will rot quickly too. Why do people do this? As mentioned, they either have way too much time on their hands or are trying (poorly) to stimulate a minting error. We see a lot of these.  to the CCF!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Looking at the reverse of the coin, it looks like solder was added to it and was ground off the coin as best as possible to make it flat. Thus the shape is different. (didn't notice this the first time)
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New Member
United States
7 Posts |
It's by far the strangest coin I've come across, thank you everyone for the explanations and answers. Heavily appreciated. &  |
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New Member
United States
1 Posts |
  May not be a sander!look what I have |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Doesn't really matter how it was done, it is a damaged cent.
Noway for that to happen when the coin was struck.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19134 Posts |
Heavily damaged through abrasion. Might be fun to keep as an interesting curiosity (or not)...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree. Just PMD. Not an error. Worth 1 cent. Anybody can recreate that with a sander. To CCF! Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community, Flyboy76023! Just like the OP coin, this is PMD. |
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Posted 12/30/2021 8:37 pm
