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New Member
United States
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Hi.I've been saving coins for a long time, but got into errors a few years ago. Don't know when I got this, but I was wondering what happened to this coin? The only intact rim is at the bottom left of the bust, and it's not much. The L in liberty, and the T in trust are gone, and the tops of some of the IGWT letters also. On the reverse,there's a piece of the face of the coin missing, with the S from pluribus. The coin is smaller in diameter than a normal cent, and the edge is not flat, but has some kind of diagonal scratches, and like a horizontal gouge.What I found to be more interesting, though, is that on the reverse, when I looked directly at the surface from a 90 degree angle, you can see multiple letters from the wording. It's hard to see in the pic, but in between the bottom legs of the N's in ONE and CENT you can see another N, there's a second O southwest of O in ONE,and a second C to the left of the C in cent. I can see letters all over the reverse, but only the originals are raised above the surface. Is this a clash? or some form of doubling? Thanks for any input ahead of time!P.S. Don't have a scale, so can't tell about the weight, and don't have the best camera either.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ANY pictures would help... and  to the CCF Edited by Dave H
02/18/2013 8:14 pm
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New Member
 United States
30 Posts |
Thanks, Dave. Sorry about the pictures, but I've never uploaded before. Thought I did it right, but I don't know where they went. I'm working on that now, though.
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ground down to the size of a dime to fool vending machines?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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! No idea...can you post a picture of a side view?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you have a scale to weigh it?
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New Member
United States
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New Member
United States
30 Posts |
No, I don't have a scale, unfortunately. That's definitely going to be my next investment.I'm always coming across coins that don't look right or feel right, and it would be great to have one!
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New Member
United States
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Hi folks! I realized when I reread my original post, that I didn't exactly ask the questions that I wanted to ask, so here they are. If I sound like an ignoramus, bear with me, it's because I am.First, is there any minting process "gone wrong" that could have caused the rim problem? (like a clip, or it didn't get one to begin with, or something), and second, if the letters on the reverse were caused by a clash, could a clash cause damage to a rim? In other words, if the edge of the coin wasn't damaged after it left the mint, could the two be connected in any way?Thanks for your patience, and any feedback. I've read a few books, and looked at pictures, but it's not the same as having someone who knows, look at something and say,"this is what it is."I come from a rural area, and when I told the one coin dealer that I could find in the phone book that I loved error coins, he said, " Why?" So, this website is a beautiful thing!
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Pillar of the Community
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It is almost certainly PMD. Grinded down with some sort of tool. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I was a kid, we would rub the rim of a cent on the sidewalk until it was the size of a dime, then buy a soda from the machine.Looked just like this.
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Posted 02/18/2013 8:17 pm
