1942 Wheat Penny....what Caused This?

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Cooper1109 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 02:18 am I assume this happened after minting but I'm not sure why I can still see letters in the cut line so I figured I'd ask. Report this Post to the Staff

Bate Pillar of the Community United States 1937 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 02:38 am Look at this coin I see struck through cause the OS and RS has same 1 spot did not flatten..that my though but maybe I am wrong..experts will chip in and give you right answer. Good luck..nice coin though.. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 02:40 am I can say that the coin shows PMD, for sure. It looks a bit different because it was circulated after the damage and that rounded off corners/edges, etc. Check this one out: It may have been my first post, seen here: http://goccf.com/t/272941 In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 06/29/2018 02:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 02:46 am with spruett001. PMD. Perhaps some wire cutters were used on it, then more circulation rounded the corners. A strike through would be very difficult to produce matching damage on both sides of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74936 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 03:11 am To CCF! It's not an error coin. It's Post Strike Damage (it happened after it left the U.S. Mint). The metal has been pushed over and flattened. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34431 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 05:23 am @Cooper1109, first welcome to CCF. Second, you can see a remnant letter R precisely because this coin was damaged after it left the mint. When someone squished this coin, the metal was displaced and a little bit of that letter continued to show through. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 189767 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 12:02 pm 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 1:02 pm Keep looking! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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