1984 D Penny. Rim Error? - Coin Community Forum

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BackwoodsBS New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 05:01 am I have been sorting through my change semi-often since I was a teenager. First potential error I couldn't immediately debunk. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 05:06 am Looks like the LMC was once encased in a coin holder, and the edges were ground to fit inside. PMD I am afraid. Report this Post to the Staff
BackwoodsBS New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 05:21 am I though so too initially although I was unable to find any photos of previously Encased Coins that had pieces of the lip remaining Report this Post to the Staff
BackwoodsBS New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 06:17 am What I mean to say is thank you for your prompt feedback. It weighs in on the higher side of 2.2 grams (VS 2.5 of other pennies) and Is less that 1 1000th of an inch larger diameter in a couple spots. If this was pressed or crimped mechanically wouldn't the diameter have stretched more? Has anyone seen similar markings on the back side on a coin that was encased? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 06:30 am to CCF. It does indeed look like a former Encased Cent. Being encased has broke the copper plating exposing the zinc core to the air causing zinc rot. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BackwoodsBS New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 07:30 am Once again thank you for the prompt and helpful responses fellas Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 08:11 am @BWBS, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with the others that this pattern of damage is consistent with this coin having been encased previously. If you use the CCF search function in the upper left hand part of your screen with the keywords Encased Cent RIM DAMAGE, you can see several examples for comparison. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 1:25 pm Keep looking! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/24/2018 1:35 pm Spend it while you can before it becomes a copper colored Hershey's kiss wrapper. Or you can use it as a test piece and take an image of it each year to see what happens to it in time. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188001 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 01:38 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Driordon85 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/16/2019 3:51 pm I believe I have this same coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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