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BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 6:51 pm I know this is post-mint damage, but this has nonetheless intrigued me. The surface is smoothly raised from the field, almost like it's a device. I've looked this thing over many times and it still gets me. LOL It's almost like it was shot with a BB or something, there's a small raised bump on the obverse where the depression is on the reverse. It's very hard to capture with just my camera, but the surface is so cleanly raised it's bizzare. Almost like it was something inside the planchet that came out. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 01/08/2008 6:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 12:06 am Thats not unusual. The hole was punched through from the other side (obverse). The coin was on a hard surface so that it could be punched. Due to the force of the punch, The hard surface that the coin was sitting on flattened the metal on the reverse around the edge of the hole. The rest was done by circulation wear. It reminds me of the old days of autobody work where you would drill a line of holes along the crease of a dent, pull out the metal with a pick and then tap down the raised metal around the holes before you filled the holes with metal or body filler. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 02:59 am Thad Does this hole go all the way through the coin ? Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 1:14 pm No, there's NO HOLE on the obverse, just a small bump sticking UP. This DEFINATELY came as a hit to the reverse. The reverse thingy is like a volcano, like I said, it looks like something exploded INSIDE the planchet and it erupted out the reverse and lightly bulged the obverse. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/09/2008 4:04 pm Oh it could have been worse. Like this coin.... https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...4-D_Cull.jpg Someone must have really hated this Cent.... Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/10/2008 03:12 am OK, if the hole doesn't go through, it was punched from the reverse side. Same thing in every other respect. The area flattened from wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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