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sweeps102 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/01/2015 04:12 am Any insights as to what happened with this coin? I'm still new and learning so please let me know if my next statement is accurate or not. The rim is what makes me think the damage was done at the mint. Also the coin weighs 2.5 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/01/2015 04:28 am After,PSD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 11/01/2015 07:13 am 2.5g is a normal weight for zinc based cent. Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 11/01/2015 08:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/01/2015 10:01 am Note the rim on your coin? Most areas are flattened. So the die is round, and the collar is inner shape is round, and the planchet is round, the rim is formed moving metal towards it. So if your coin is not round and the rim is showing on your coin, then it couldn't have been struck that way. Damaged after the strike. PSD. There can be strikes where the planchet was round, the die is round, but the shape is not round: But what caused this to happen? The collar was not in place. So the rim around the coin is not there, the coin is not round after the strike. This happens from time to time. (not often though) But with the rim on the coin there, it tells us that you coin was altered. The one I posted was a mint error. (broadstruck) Edited by coop 11/01/2015 10:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
sweeps102 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 01:54 am Thank you for the explanation and reference coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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