Need Help With 1976 Canadian 1 Cent Coin. Could It Be A Mint Error?

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Coinrookie4576 New Member Canada 0 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 12:54 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Hi everyone, I have a 1976 canadian penny and it has smooth almost perfectly rounded edges that seem to have risen while pushing inwards to the coin. What could be the reason for this? Also on the interior edge of the ridge, there is flaking as if the coin has been pressed under a lot of pressure. If anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21608 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 1:13 pm To the CCF Looks like a Dryer Coin or possibly been spooned. No matter the cause, it was not done at the mint so is not an error. No extra value but you can keep as a novelty coin. Report this Post to the Staff
nemlas Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 1:24 pm Not an error. Someone was going to make a ring out of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinrookie4576 New Member Canada 0 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 1:35 pm Thank you for clearing that up JimmyD and nemlas! I realize now that I made the mistake of posting this in the Introduction forum! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21608 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 1:38 pm Not a problem. Happens often. I have asked one of the mods to move posting to the proper forum. Report this Post to the Staff
nemlas Valued Member United States 213 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 3:25 pm Coinrookie Stick around you will see one of these a week posted. There is so much to learn and some experts on here. After years I am still a rookie also. Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1620 Posts	Posted 10/09/2018 11:59 pm Spooned Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 10/10/2018 02:37 am To the Forum. Check this out: http://goccf.com/t/109624 Edited by Dorado 10/10/2018 02:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
gidjit Pillar of the Community Canada 1980 Posts	Posted 10/11/2018 8:58 pm it looks alot like when I turned a silver dollar into a ring by lightly hammering the edge a few thousand times.... you can see the step by step process here http://goccf.com/t/234774 Edited by gidjit 10/11/2018 8:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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