Wheat Penny Mint Mistake, Or Something Else?

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Brewsir New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 7:10 pm Subject pretty much says it. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

NoPoMoCo Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 7:45 pm Ouch, it's a mistake all right, but not by the mint. A layer was scraped off, yet I'm surprised that the layer still seems to be there, at least partially. That may be the missing part of the nine below! There's also interesting damage on the NW rim, manifesting in denticle-like features. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 8:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Brewsir New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 9:55 pm So, none of the damage on this coin was caused during the minting process? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 9:57 pm It was done after it was struck. Note the movement of the metal on to the south. PSD Report this Post to the Staff
NoPoMoCo Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 10:20 pm From the patina, the damage appears old, but I can't think of any minting process that would cause that type of trauma. PSD, but interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Roberthas Valued Member United States 96 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 11:05 pm I would think the part being questioned is the "edge reeding" effect that is on the obverse of a Lincoln Cent, not the chiseled trench about the date/mint-mark? I am guessing that is what Brewsir thought would be evident. How would that part be explained? Thanks, Robert Edited by Roberthas 04/11/2016 11:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Brewsir New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 04/12/2016 08:03 am Robert is correct. I should have been more specific. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 04/12/2016 2:05 pm That can be explained by being in a pendant/jewelry piece. The scraping is pretty ugly too. PMD all the way Report this Post to the Staff
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