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honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/23/2007 4:31 pm The Reverse of this Lincoln Penny has a weak strike. It is almost a blank planchet, except for the partial strike of the Lincoln Memorial and Unum. The coin next to it is a normal coin. Image: DSCF0116.jpg 55.37 KB Image: Image002.jpg 53.59 KB Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/23/2007 4:40 pm That coin has been ground down in a machine shop. It's impossible for a strike to be normal on one side and weak on the other - they happen at the same time. Report this Post to the Staff
honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/24/2007 08:31 am Wow. I thought about that as one possibility, but I'm not an expert. So, it is a deliberate fake! I wonder how they did it so evenly. The edge is the same width all around the coin. This one fooled me. Maybe they were just horsing around. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/24/2007 2:22 pm Well, a belt sander and a block of wood would do the trick. It would be easy. And it's not necessarily a deliberate "fake" of anything. It's a real coin that someone ground down. Most likely just bored, or maybe wanted to see what it would look like. Anyone wanting to "fake" errors would have done it completely differently. This coin is very obvious as a grinder job. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 06/24/2007 2:33 pm The rims are added to the planchet before the coins are struck, so even if there was a weak strike the rims would be intact. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/26/2007 04:14 am ...and BOTH sides of the coin would have a very weak design. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 06/29/2007 08:23 am 99.9999% post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 07/02/2007 9:28 pm I guess someone wanted to strike it rich by defacing U.S coinage. The edge surrounding the "weak strike" side are sharp and the coin does not appear as thick as a normal coin. Also, there is no rim on the weak strike side, so I think you all are right. Edited by honestabe 07/02/2007 9:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 07/03/2007 4:09 pm honestabe: So, put it on ebay with a ? You'll clean up. Report this Post to the Staff
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