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 I was given this coin 25 years ago by my grandma and was going though some boxes and seen it for the first time in awhile. When I was younger I always thought it was a damaged coin but was hoping to get someone's else's opinion. *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Pillar of the Community
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 to the Community! Unfortunately it shows PSD. The value is where it came from. Edited by Jim0815
05/27/2019 8:18 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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The obverse is damaged and it is pushing out the opposite side on the reverse. Just an Indian Head cent now. Too bad it might have been a RPD.  I had one I bought years ago. (1899) Discovered later it was a RPD. Sold it years ago when I needed to sell off some coins. |
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You can easily buy a similar coin, (CHEAPLY!)_
without damage, from any coin shop.
You CANNOT buy the memories of your Grandmother
and her gift to you - EVER!
If you do decide to collect coins this lowly cent
will always hold a special place in your heart..
I believe that Jim0815 was referring to this in his comment.
If the obverse damage were centered I would call this coin counter damaged. (Coin counter machines do exactly that - they count coins.) Usually dimes were the victims - silver being soft and prone to damage.. Imagine a hammer striking down on a coin and you have the image!
Just love it for what it represents.
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to CCF |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To CCF! I agree on it being PSD. Keep it for what it is. Errers and Varietys.
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to CCF! 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
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just love it for what it represents. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good story! to the CCF! |
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Thank you everyone for your replies. I have collected a lot of coins over the years through work. I count down a lot of cash tils and keep anything silver or weird looking. I haven't researched a lot of what I have but this coin was the one that started my interest and had forgot I had it.
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If the obverse damage were centered I would call this coin counter damaged. (Coin counter machines do exactly that - they count coins.) Usually dimes were the victims - silver being soft and prone to damage. I believe you are thinking about the damage caused by a coin roll bank. These were metal banks designed to hold a single roll of coins. The stood on end, and had a stot at the top for inserting coins. They also had a threaded rod with a small disk at the end that ran through the center axis, You would back the rod out, insert your coins and then thread the rod back down to hold the coins securely in place. If you tightened the rod too much the plate would make a circular scrape on the end coin. Here is an example of one of the banks. These were giveaway advertising items in the 40's and 50's.   Here is one withthe rodd partially untreaded.  |
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Thanks for that - first I've ever seen!
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Well, I learned something new. The coins that I have often seen ( Barber dimes) were worn but still circulating in the 1940s. I always go "OUCH" when I see that nasty circle...many a nice coin were spoiled... |
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Jyoung245
"this coin was the one that started my interest (in coins)"
Like I said, it will ALWAYS have a place in your heart...
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Posted 05/27/2019 8:17 pm
