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j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/10/2007 12:20 pm I have an 1884 cent that looks like when it was ejected from being made it was oblongated(?). It is not much greater than its natural diameter and symmetrically thins down on one end. Is there a history of mis-ejected/cast coins during this time? If so, is there any resource I can read about their values? Jim Report this Post to the Staff

Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 12/10/2007 12:48 pm I'm going to have to see pictures! :D Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/10/2007 9:23 pm This is the best I can do Image: 1884oblong1.jpg 44.42 KB Image: 1884oblong2.jpg 45.36 KB Image: 1884oblong3.jpg 47.91 KB Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/11/2007 11:38 pm Its just damaged. I am not being silly when I suggest that it was probably laid on a trolley track or a train track. This is not a mint error of any kind. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 12/12/2007 01:50 am Foundinrolls; thanks..I dont think youre being silly. I hesitated to conclude it might have been tracks/trolley or the like after having flattened many-a coin on tracks, nearly obliterating them. If something did roll over it, it wasnt very heavy and it surely did a nice symmetrical job of creating a wedge out of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/12/2007 6:59 pm It all depends upon the shape of the wheel that hit it and what portion of the track it was laying on. I have a nickel here that has one area that seems untouched while the rest is flattened completely. It was done on the tracks. It is a pretty strong possibility that yours was too. Thats the first thing that came to me when I looked at it. Report this Post to the Staff
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