Is This An Error 1982 Penny?

Nope, just bent accidentally or (more likely) intentionally.



to the CCF!

Where did you find a bent coin? Surley not in change or a roll - and don't call me Shirley!

Put a penny in a vice, with its edges between two pieces of oak or other hardwood... start turning the vice to let the bending begin...

That said here are two examples:

1. I bought a Royal Canadian Mint specimen set, and the 10-cent inside was visibly bent. Undoubtedly post strike damage, but somehow got bend during packaging without damaging the reeding.

2. I opened a mint sealed bag of 1966 silver dollars, and one dollar inside was seriously bent, without a mark on the reeding, or on the faces of the coin. I kept the coin in my collection, and I sometimes use it to have fun with error collectors, asking to explain how it was bent. (Note - a silver dollar is a soft metal, but a seriously strong and thick coin). I still cannot explain how it happened... but the coin is fully struck, so it has to be post-strike damage.