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In one of 30 or so cigar boxes in my grandparent's collection, there's about 100 or so 2x2 coins that appear to be damaged, clipped in some form, or error coins. This one in particular is a real odd ball. Sorry I'm still not that good with pictures, and I turned the coin in a way to make the date stand out as best as possible. Could this really be a 1906 dated Wheat penny? Thanks for any feedback, NHcoinster  |
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Moderator
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can we get a close up of the date outside the 2x2?
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New Member
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Sure, I can try... My grandparent's collection haven't seen fingers since 1986 at the latest, but this one is intriguing enough that I'll break it out. Gimme a few.
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Wow, I think these new images are quite revealing, tho I'm not sure you can tell from my pics. It looks like the coin is actually a 1926, but there's a circle of some type over the 2, making it look like a 0. I just dunno.   |
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It does appear to be 1926.
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New Member
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Agreed. Thanks for the help fuzzy317.
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you are  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't be an 1906, lincoln wheats were minted from 1909-1958.
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Rest in Peace
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 Mystery solved!  |
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Here is a side by side comparison  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to agree with Crazyb0. looks like the center of the 3 is in the center of the circle.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks to all for "sleuthing" this one out!! Can anyone take a stab at origin of the overlayed circle? Since this coin was mixed with an assortment of other oddball error coins, and further since it uncharacteristically had nothing written on the 2x2, I'm assuming it was my grandparent's way of isolating it as some bad forgery attempt. Certainly we'll never know, but you all have some great ideas with this "stuff".
Thanks, NHcoinster
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Rest in Peace
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You can tell by the photo that something out of the realm of normal happened to that date . I'm going with a 3 also.
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Edited by Chase007
05/06/2017 11:07 am
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Posted 05/05/2017 9:53 pm
with Crazub0,after playing around with the pic.the lower loop in the 3 becomes evident! 1936.that's my opinion for now untill we get a clear close up of the date!
