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Pillar of the Community
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My dad got this cent in his pocket change and called me over to see it. I know such an error would be very rare and it is probable that it is PMD. I weighed it on my scale, which is accurate enough to call most Pre-82 cents at 3.1.This one weighs in at 2.9. However, in my "expert" opinion, there is no indication of the reverse being milled or filed off. Is this outside of mint tolerance? Is this possibly a valuable find? If it is legit, how much are we talking?    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I'm thinking PMD, too... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well,I don't see any foul play lines or scratches,so you could have a struck through reverse.IMO.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It couldn't have been difficult for someone to buff or polish the reverse after grinding it off. I'm guessing that's the case, then it retoned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You would be amazed at what a machine shop can do to a coin. PMD/PSD Worth about one cent
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Valued Member
United States
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. There's no rim on the edges, plus, your cent is short 0.2 grams, consistent with the back being filed off. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The rim you see on the obverse was also there on the reverse until the reverse was shaved off. You can't have the rim on one side and not be there on the other. So regardless how they polish it out to hid the alteration, it is an alteration. Lower weight, no reverse gives it away to the trained eye.
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New Member
United States
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I actually have a 1979 weighs 2.9
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Posted 05/09/2016 6:02 pm
