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Bedrock of the Community
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I took this penny to a coin shop and they said it may be that a test die was used to make this penny and this mark with the numbers was for identification. Ummm.....what numbers?  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Under high magnification I found what appears to be numbers 11740 toward Lincoln and more letters or numbers that are unreadable toward the rim. The camera I have does not have the correct lighting to show these. I tried using a flash light from the side to illuminate the area with the numbers in the last picture. These numbers are very small and only 11740 is visible when viewed at an angle at high magnification. There are other numbers or letters but are very faint and unreadable toward the rim. The 11740 is in the area next to Lincoln. These numbers are upside down in relation to the lettering of the penny face.
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Valued Member
United States
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Also a comment section below the pictures would be helpful to describe the contents of the pictures. May be there is a way to do this I don't know as I am still learning how to use this site.
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United States
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That is something that the mint has Never done.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10595 Posts |
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Under high magnification I found what appears to be numbers 11740 toward Lincoln and more letters or numbers that are unreadable toward the rim And how exactly did the Mint accomplish engraving microscopic numbers into an already small sized die back in 1930? It just doesn't make sense. |
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United States
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I agree with you. It doesn't make any sense. May be this is PMD and not something at the mint. I have found all kinds of damage to coins. I now have a small collection of them. The coin camera I have takes pictures straight down to the coin and the supplied light is also straight down. The numbers show up when held at an angle as they are very faint and difficult to photograph properly. Seems to help using a flash light at a angle from the side. I am not a coin expert. I wonder if a grading service could tell me if it is PMD or something else. They have all the fancy equipment. I just have a cheap coin camera from Amazon. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The numbers show up when held at an angle as they are very faint and difficult to photograph properly. Seems to help using a flash light at a angle from the side. With coin collecting and viewing under magnification there is a high chance " Pareidolia" will come into play. You can type the word into the "Search Coin Community" box, top left on the page, and there are many mentions of it. |
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United States
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Again I agree with you. I am not a coin expert. I am just a retired guy collecting coins. This is why I come here for a better understanding of what I am looking at. I would like to send this penny to a grading service that can determine what is going on with this penny. Any suggestions to such a company would be appreciated.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would like to send this penny to a grading service that can determine what is going on with this penny. Any suggestions to such a company would be appreciated. I'm surprised nobody answers your questions..........your best bet would be ANACS. They verify errors and are very reasonable price wise. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Ok Thanks for the information.
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United States
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I would advise against sending it in for grading because the cost of grading far out weighs the value of this coin, But if you must - then ANACS would be the one to go to.
But if you do, please report back here with the findings.
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Valued Member
United States
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I was not thinking about making money from it. It is just a hobby and I would like to find out what is going on with this penny. I will report back once I receive a answer. It may be a while. At least 15 days or more depending on the amount of examination needed. Everyone here has been helpful and supportive. Thanks
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I was not thinking about making money from it. It is just a hobby and I would like to find out what is going on with this penny. A true numismatist.  Quote:
I will report back once I receive a answer. It may be a while. At least 15 days or more depending on the amount of examination needed. Excellent! We will be here waiting.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Ok this penny has come back from ANACS. It is graded: Good 4 Obverse lamination. So I am going with this for now anyway.  |
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Thank you for the update!  |
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