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hi and thanks in advance if anyone has any info on this penny we just started looking into old pennies and are greenhorns in knowledge thanks this is it IF THE IMAGE LOADED THANKS  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by poormandan
02/22/2017 9:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 I am pretty certain that "S" that you see is a ding from another coin, commonly called bag marks. More information here: http://goccf.com/t/255544&whichpage=1It might have been damaged some other way, but whatever happened, didn't happen at the mint. Keep hunting. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 The penny just took a hit in that area |
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New Member
 United States
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THANKS for the quick response I will try to get a better pic for you but I promise you its a letter s
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the image loaded ok. Looks more like a "B" to me upon magnifying a few times. That said it still resembles a contact mark applied after strike. Thanks, Doug. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look its a bird...its a plane....its Super Lincoln! Man of Copper!  Couldn't resist with the title you posted. I agree it looks like bags marks to me. |
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New Member
United States
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If you have the time and/or resources, might you be able to give us a few pictures with the light reflecting off the one cent coin at differing angles (x-, y-, z-axes)?
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New Member
United States
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this is the best pick I have for now all of you might be right might be nothing but a couple people have looked at it and said its a letter thanks for the help  |
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Rest in Peace
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The new picture is better -- I can see the "S" and I am sorry to say that I still believe that the coin took a hit. The "S" is just the result of metal being displaced from the impact of the hit -- like tiny craters. The displaced metal got smoothed out while in circulation.
Keep hunting, there's still stuff out there waiting to be found.
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New Member
United States
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Could be PSD. I forget what they're called, but I've seen these same type of marks (sometimes 3-5 single-file a at differing depths) on pre-1965 silvers, usually quarter dollars and larger coins. |
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United States
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To me it looks like reeds from another coin and make an incuse mark on the coin.
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