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monarch Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 92 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 09:14 am Hello, my friend have this coin with strange shape. Is this error or ? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 09:16 am i think it has just been flattened. Is it thinner than a normal cent? and is one side thinner than the other side? Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 09:20 am Placed on the train tracks, most likely. Kids used to do that. I did it when I was young. Sometimes it's near impossible to find them once the train has passed though. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
monarch Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 92 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 09:23 am Yes, it is thinner then normal cent. Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 11:48 am I'll agree with possibly being flattened by a train. However, when I did that as a kid the coins were much more flattened with a much greater loss of detail. Maybe hammered between 2 sheets of metal? Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 11:54 am Stacks of pennies will leave some that are still identifiable as in this case. Singles ... get really thin and lose almost all detail. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
jpo Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 2:36 pm Could have been placed through some sort of metal working roller. Or run over by a very light train. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 4:34 pm Quote: I'll agree with possibly being flattened by a train My first impression too--or some kind of metal roller--look at the pitting impressed in the obverse. The light train or possibly streetcar theory is a fun, especially if back in the 19th C. Edited by DVCollector 08/13/2012 4:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 5:01 pm Trains make them FLAT. This must have been a trolley. Report this Post to the Staff
Las_Vegas_Larry Pillar of the Community United States 817 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 5:04 pm I like the light train idea. Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 5:09 pm Like Chance said, stacks would most likely flatten it a bit, but leave details. I'm in that boat Report this Post to the Staff
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