1919-S Wheat Cent: Mint Error Or Post-Mint Damage?

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spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/04/2016 7:26 pm I came across this in an old collection of Wheat cent errors. Wondering if anyone has seen this before and could help with an explanation. There is a wide concave depression across the entire obverse diagonally but there seems to be no effect to the reverse. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff

11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 11/04/2016 7:31 pm PMD Something gouged it. Maybe someone got it with the edge of a grinding disk. Edited by 11997755 11/04/2016 7:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/04/2016 8:49 pm PSD. Note how the trenches edges are higher than the fields? A real clue that someone altered this one. Edited by coop 11/04/2016 9:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/04/2016 9:33 pm Thanks for the quick replies. I did notice the higher ridge at the edge of the gouge, especially below "Liberty" and figured that would not occur in the stamping process. I guess it's just so worn since the damage that it looks more like it was stamped in instead of cut. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/04/2016 9:40 pm No I feel it was scraped across the coin with something that was fixed in place. Leaving a furrow on the coin. If it were hammer, then the reverse would have bulged outwards. I don't see evidence of that on the reverse. It is a cull coin now. Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 11/05/2016 12:05 am spruett Look forward to seeing some more of the Wheat cent collection. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/05/2016 6:18 pm Anyway - to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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