Thanks but I posted this:
" I cant see any damage to the coin around the letters, so I dont see how the damage could have been after the mint?"
Who would be putting pennies in a vending machine and WHY no scratches on the flat coin surface if that was the case?
...i anticipated the comments and dont want to add confusion by showing the back. It's not indicative of the coin being pressed... I can show if we get a little further.
Can anyone address that the damage extends ALL around the coin raised features without damaging the surface?
The "i" on "liberty" is too wide to be just damage. The "d" mint is fat not flat. The bottom of Lincoln profile, under the arm" has "flow" marks(?) Where copper ran?
Does everyone know that "large date" letters are larger than small in the entire phrase "In God we trust"?
We know 3.1g coin was found with small Denver date. We know they had trouble with the minting of new 2.5g pennies. Maybe this is the link. NOT a "double die". A second strike with a small die following a weak large die?
Or not? But I haven't gotten any answers that I didnt explain (in general) already.
It's not helpful to say "its damaged" when I addressed that in my original post. The question is either how or why?
Thanks for the attempt but I'm not "buying" it, so far?
Think of how many people would have spent valuable coins, if they weren't curious?
HOW could anything compress the letters in GOD (etc.) from large date to small date, without leaving an impact on the flat surface? And maintaining the raised lettering. If scraped it would be broken or missing. The "N" might even be a better example when included eith the rest. THATS a very looong "N"?
