Everyone Should Look At These. Penny And Nickel Issue

The best way to compare is with cents not other denominations:


If your coin is wider than a normal cent, it would have to be damaged as the examples above. The mint has a collar that allows the coins to be a certain size. If the collar is not in place, then it could make them enlarged.


But note on these images there is no rim present. If the rim is present and wider it could be something else. But you images need to larger to determine what you have. (I'm just guessing at this point as the image of the cent is too small to see what your seeing.

the 1918-d penny looks cupped (dented) ,and on the last pic ,you can see larger then the dime , and on the 1949-d nickel not seeing anything , maybe lds , but need more pics to see. what did you want us to look for on it?

Ok, this penny was found in a Rowe Vending Machine Cigarette machine from the 1920's. Cigarettes were .10 cents a pack and someone reduced the size of this penny to make it go into the ten cent slot. The Rowe Vending Machine from the 1920's recognized diameter of coins by slots and not the weight. Someone got a pack of smokes for just a penny...