1953 Penny Error Or Cause? In Go We Trust Missing D

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Tonybaloney New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 11:07 am In large bag of Pennies recently purchased I found this 1953 Penny that has these small little dings on both Obverse and Reverse of coin visible to the eye, but much smaller on obverse. The D in GOD appears to be missing but under a loupe you can see one single straight line of the letter D but nothing else of the letter. This is what caused me to think this might be an error coin rather than after the circulation cause. Any clues or thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 11:49 am It appears to me that it got shot, maybe by a BB gun. The reason you might still be able to see part of the D is that the devices are raised and would require a greater impact to completely obliterate than the fields would. Report this Post to the Staff
Tonybaloney New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 12:05 pm A bb was my first thought too, but I think I'm going to have to experiment and shoot a few pennies with my bb gun to see the effect. I think these dings are smaller than what a bb will make. I wonder if I'll be able to see it though don't want to the bb to shoot my eye out if I'm too close. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 12:40 pm Remember modern cents are zinc with copper plate - hence the impact likely will be different. Also know that not all BB guns are created equal, and that the further from the gun, the less the dent in the penny. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 2:31 pm BB gun Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 4:56 pm Looks like the dimple on a BB hit spot on the D Report this Post to the Staff
Thulium Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 5:01 pm "You'll shoot Lincoln's eye out, kid!" YleZvTSDC6s Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 5:14 pm Agree BB hits most likely. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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