1973 Lincon Cent Circular Rim Clip Overall Damage

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ctguy Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 10/10/2012 09:46 am Hi, Hoping I can get some opinions on what nay have happend to this 1973 Lincon penny. The obvious damage is the circular rim clip and the black pit in the center. I thought at one point the penny may have been the target for a .22 but I don't see any metal transfer (mind you I'm not a metallurgist or a numismatic expert) but I don't see any lead or metal transfer I can clearly see were the letters from the word trust flow toward the clip and the letter "T" on cent is not completely formed along with what appears to be a light strike for the words united states. The pit in the middle I have no idea, if someone can explain to me what the black growth is and what causes it I would be very happy to learn as a beginner I did not want to scrape or clean it but want to know more about it. regards, DJ. Report this Post to the Staff

Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 10/10/2012 10:43 am Post mint damage and dirt. As to what caused it, you may get a hundred different opinions, but in the end it's just speculation. Report this Post to the Staff
reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 10/10/2012 5:31 pm agree Report this Post to the Staff
Trickworm Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 10/10/2012 9:53 pm Someone been a drillin' Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 10/10/2012 9:57 pm And I think you win first prize ctguy for the most pictures posted... Report this Post to the Staff
ctguy Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 10/11/2012 11:37 am YEA ! I won something. Struck out with the two coins I already posted so I'll take the consolation prize and be happy. I have another penny I'm going to post soon not sure if PMD or not. I'm still learning so my thought is if I provide enough information and pics some more experienced eyes than me will see what I may have missed. I hear tell fortunes have been made that way Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 10/15/2012 12:33 pm Yeah PMD...I am going with the Drill theory also. Also you should get familiar with the process of minting coins. Then when you learn of different errors/varieties you can understand how they are made. Here are two decent videos...I'm sure there are others but these are pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jggPpaLyKk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48P7yOBZczQ Report this Post to the Staff
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