1959 D Cent What's Up With The Date?

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Coins4ourkids New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 3:10 pm Hi All, doing some roll hunting and came across this 1959 D lincoln cents. The 1 in date appears to be broken off, but I've tried moving it and getting under it to see if it was PMD and it appears to be stuck on and the way it was struck. Every see anything like this? Any added value? Thanks as always! Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7102 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 3:12 pm Displaced metal on #1 is due to getting hit and pushing the digit out of place. PMD not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 55928 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 3:22 pm I agree with Chase. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 17009 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 3:31 pm Agree with all above--a near lateral circulation hit resulting in moved metal. Report this Post to the Staff
Coins4ourkids New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 3:40 pm So in theory I could push it back? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 19961 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 4:12 pm You could try pushing it back but you would probably break it off. No harm in trying though as it wouldn't add to the value either way. Report this Post to the Staff
moneymoai New Member Chile 42 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 4:14 pm Quote: Displaced metal on #1 is due to getting hit and pushing the digit out of place. PMD not an error. That's how a lot of the fake 1943 coppers are made. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32884 Posts	Posted 03/07/2025 4:24 pm Interesting to see this damage to the number one (i.e. the first digit in the date). More often, we see either the L in LIBERTY or the last digit of the date being pushed toward the center of the coin. For those, we sometimes ascribe the mechanical damage to the innards of a Gumball Machine. I wonder if this coin wasn't damaged similarly. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 66160 Posts	Posted 03/08/2025 09:14 am Is that diagonal piece a loose piece of metal , or it is it imbedded into the coin? At this point, I'm thinking a circulation hit that up ended the bottom of the '1'. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coins4ourkids New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 3:34 pm It appears to be part of the coin which is odd because you can see a line where it was originally. I've tried to lift it and push it back but no matter what I do it appears to be solid and part of the coin Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7062 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 4:51 pm It is part of the coin. The top of the 1 has been scrapped with something sharp down and to the right, just not enough to remove it. We see a few of them here. Edited by Cujohn 03/14/2025 4:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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