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| 2013 Penny - Damage During Mint Process?
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ms3
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United States
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 Posted 12/12/2022 11:31 am
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Thank you all and thanks @Petespockets55 for a very interesting follow up question.
As far as this coin being sanded down, I'm a bit skeptical since the fine scratches mostly begin outside of an "aura" ring immediately surrounding the exposed zinc. It seems to me it's more of a regular wear on a previously compromised coin rather than an intentional post-mint sanding. |
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| 2013 Penny - Damage During Mint Process?
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ms3
New Member
United States
19 Posts |
Posted 12/08/2022 09:45 am
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| Thank you all for your helpful comments and @Yokozuna for pointing out that the wording on the shield is incuse- I previously thought otherwise. I'm still puzzled as to what seems to be like a slanted letter "I" between "OF" and "AMERICA" (third pic from top and second pic from bottom). I thought if subjected to heat, it may be something like a ripple in plating. Now that it doesn't seem likely that the penny was subjected to excessive heat, I'm not sure what could have caused it. |
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| 2013 Penny - Damage During Mint Process?
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ms3
New Member
United States
19 Posts |
Posted 12/07/2022 10:15 am
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| Thanks for your replies. I'm still puzzled since I think the original damage seems to be due to heat. Zinc would melt before the copper plating which may explain why there is zinc neatly pooled around the raised copper lettering in "UNUM". I'm not sure as to how many occasions of heat damage would there be post-mint unless someone deliberately took a torch to it or threw it into a fire, but in that case I think there would be much less of this coin that remains preserved, i.e. there would be more mangling and discoloration. ? |
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| 2018 Penny, Could This Be A DDO?
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ms3
New Member
United States
19 Posts |
Posted 12/03/2022 09:11 am
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I appreciate your input. I'm attaching a couple of photos where I tried to remove as much direct light as possible. Unfortunately, they are of what seems to be much lower quality and sharpness since my photo equipment for the purpose is modest; however, there still appears to be quite a bit of thickness in the lettering. Thank you for taking another look.
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| | Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins |
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| 2002 Penny Reverse- What Type Of Error (If Any) Is This?
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ms3
New Member
United States
19 Posts |
Posted 11/24/2022 6:16 pm
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Hi All,
I came across this 2002 penny that has a couple of what seem to be raised lines/specs on reverse. These are between "N" and "T" on "CENT" and right before "C" on "CENT". I attached a photo with arrows showing what I'm referring to. Can you help me identify what caused this? A small die wear perhaps?
Best regards!
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| 1987 Penny- Please Help With Identification Of Error Shown On Photos
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ms3
New Member
United States
19 Posts |
Posted 11/21/2022 2:11 pm
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| Thank you for your input! It's definitely not a dirt/gunk of any type. The coin seems to be in a very nice shape/clean. Rather, it almost seems like the "shelf" of the coin drops a notch along the top of the lettering and dips down to where it meets the rim (can be seen on photos 3 and 4 from the top). That's why my first guess was peeling of the copper coating. |
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