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Boxcar12 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 9:22 pm Another ugly penny and I know people can damage them but I don't see how this could happen outside the pressing. Please let me know. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21653 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 9:30 pm Just a well damaged coin. You can see where the copper has been displaced No way it could happen during the striking of the coin so it is PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Boxcar12 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 9:39 pm Ok I am on a learning curve that I keep crashing on. Why does displaced copper mean PMD please. I'm trying to know what to look for in other coins. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
jst1dreamr Pillar of the Community United States 509 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 10:16 pm The teeth marks look like they may have been made with a hole saw that slipped and jumped. Report this Post to the Staff
Boxcar12 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 10:20 pm Ok just going through what I got from my Grandfather with the kids. Don't know much yet. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 11:54 pm Okay, so you have essentially identical damage on both sides, but consider how the sides line up with one another: the incuse arc line at the top and teeth-like marks in an arc below. From side to side the line and teeth marks correspond. From that, I believe this coin was damaged mechanically, not intentionally, and in a machine that spins the coin. Displaced metal can indicate Mint errors, but not often. Learning to recognize true errors is quite a long process, but starting here may help: http://www.error-ref.com 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Boxcar12 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 06:52 am I forgot to thank you last night for that information. I spent a few hours reading and barely scratched the surface. I am starting on the pennies to learn and the trying the Mercury dimes. My Grandparents left them to my Dad and I got them several years ago and need to do something with them. Thank you for pointing me to that site. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 10:27 am Keep looking and asking! Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 10:39 am Cutting edge on one side with teeth marks on the other. Possible damaged by a can opener? Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
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