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Bedrock of the Community
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I think John calls it.  to the CCF! |
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If it were struck on a dime, then it would be silver, but the reverse looks like a normal cent planchet. The obverse side of the bezel is wider. Plated after the bezel was added. (Probably to keep the copper away from the skin with the plating)
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to the Community! |
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Hi John1,I'm not sure what PMD means but it's sounding like this penny might be only worth a penny. Ha ha! Let me know if you see this or if anyone else wants to chime in, feel free... |
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Pillar of the Community
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PMD means post mint damage. That is just meaning a coin that was damaged after it was made.
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coop, thanks for chiming in. What is the reasoning behind plating a coin in this way? Also gonna guess that it means it's nothing special.
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Plating coins in the aftermarket may be done to make them shiny--good for non-collectors but anathema to numismatists.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Bedrock of the Community
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As a kid, I found a 45 cartridge with a hole drilled in it. I used to carry it on a chain around my neck I always blamed the shell having copper,but it may have been the lead, that created a sore on my chest. When I go rid of the bullet, the sore went away. But they used to use coins as part of jewelry. They would take a dime and remove the reverse, and scratch in a message.   So being copper colored, with the bezel on it, they may have plated it to make it not look like a common cent. Thus the plating on the coin. So it is just an altered coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I once saw a necklace that was a used to be MS Morgan. Made me sort of sad.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That or having a hole drilled into the coin takes the value away fast. Sometimes they fill them, which still looks as bad.  |
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I think I would rather have it with the hole.
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Hi Dearborn and jbuck, thanks for the Welcomes.
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Hey Spence, thanks! That clears it up. I only knew that it was weird. Ha ha. It's nice to get some context.
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Hey coop, thanks! I guess people do that kind of thing. That's weirder than the coin. Ha ha.
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