Could This Be A Penny With Clipped Planchet?

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Juststartingout Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 09:13 am Hi I found this in a roll of pennies yesterday 2006 penny that has a chip in it I am wondering is this from mint or was someone just really mean to this poor penny? Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 09:21 am From the picture, it look to be a clipped planchet error from the mint Report this Post to the Staff
Juststartingout Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 09:54 am Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Merc Man Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 10:02 am It looks more like PMD to me but I am far from an expert on these things. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 10:04 am Note that the rim is intack. I would think that this is just PMD due to that rim. If it was a clipped from the Mint, there should be no rim there. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 10:33 am I cannot be completely sure from your picture but it looks like zinc is exposed at the clip. If so, then it is just damage since the plating is done after the blanks are punched from the metal stock. Edited by biokemist6 07/26/2012 10:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 07/26/2012 1:04 pm It's hard to tell 100%, but the exposed zinc part looks kind of rough to be a clean planchet clip. Report this Post to the Staff
Juststartingout Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 07/27/2012 09:17 am TX Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 07/30/2012 12:59 pm Better pics are needed for a positive ID Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 07/30/2012 3:39 pm This is a damaged coin, not a genuine error. Report this Post to the Staff
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