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United States
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I found these 2 pennies. I can't find any info about what type of error these are. Can anybody give me an idea? Thanks   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2150 Posts |
Looks like they were made into buttons. Definitely done outside the mint or PMD. |
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New Member
 United States
26 Posts |
I tried to make the pictures better.   |
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United States
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New Member
United States
26 Posts |
Are you positive this didn't happen at the mint? because I can't see any evidence that it was done after.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
It was done after. The Mint doesn't make buttons  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1511 Posts |
 definiey PMD, 100% not done at the mint... Looks like someone made buttons out of them |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
571 Posts |
Definately damaged. There are no processes at the mint that could cause these coins to have this appearance. Understanding what can and can't happen at the mint will make it easier for you to determine quickly what is, and what is not a mint caused error or variety. The Wheat cent you have has had some sort of backing attatched to it for use as a button. The Flying Eagle cent is just very damaged. I don't think it was a button attempt, but the last 150 years has been very cruel to that poor thing. Dave |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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with dave42. The LWC looks like it was turned into a button. The reeded edge is different too. The Flying Eagle penny looks like it was beaten around the edge. Nothing like this is possible during the process of creating the coins. The button is cool. The Flying Eagle is sad. |
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 United States
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PMD for sure. John1 
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New Member
United States
26 Posts |
Yep. Button. I peeled off the back. Oh well, thanks.
But the other one. It's fatter than a penny but it's the same diameter. You guys think it is just a ruined penny, huh?
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United States
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Yep. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The flying eagle looks like the beginning of a spoon coin. It would be formed by tapping all the way around with a spoon or on a hard surface. Then the center would be drilled out and you end up with a copper ring. Maybe for a child or possibly an earring.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
Ed, if those coins could talk! I love coins w/practical purposes. The '46 or 8, to me, is way more handsome than an MS.
And to spoon & then flatten a cent, almost 150 years ago,(if that's around when it happened) really gets my mind wondering what it's intended function may have been. Quitcher peelin'! I hate to see something like that damaged for the sake of curiosity.
Thanks for showing them.
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New Member
United States
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Spoon coin?
Remember "Cool Hand Luke"? There was a quick shot of the guard tapping a coin with a spoon. I always wondered what he was doing, maybe he was turning into something.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cool Hand Luke, LOL!
Right out of high school I had a roommate that weighed over 300lbs. I came home one day and the 2 dozen eggs I had bought the day before were gone. When I confronted him about it he responded, "who do you think I am, cool hand Luke?"
I had never seen the movie at the time and had know idea what he was talking about till years later!
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