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US Penny Coin Error Layer Torn Off The Top

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Big-Kingdom me either. I think I will head over to a laundromat and ask if they got any...
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All PSD. Not an error coin. Not possible to happen during the minting process.
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PSD for sure.
I agree it is from a dryer, but......
What is causing the wrinkled copper "skirt" around the perimeter?

It can't be plated, with a copper core like it appears to have.
Maybe someone used copper foil on it like they use for stained glass work.
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@errersandvarietys: well lamination peels don't happen at the mint. This is a very close minded approach to an investigative discussion.

Still, my hopes are low that it's something other than PMD.
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Maybe the "skirt" is the copper plating from a zinc cent ? Guess the weight might a little heavy for that ?
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Can the top layer be peeled back? Slide a toothpick and see if it gives...I'm thinking manmade/altered.

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Can you please add a pic of the edge of this coin to this thread? Thx.


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Like Spence said... and the weight?
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I'm curious with what KK said, I'd like to know if it has give to it as well.



EDIT: OP said it weighed 2.5 g in first post btw.

Where is OP anywho?
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Where is OP anywho?


They "ninja'd" back in and edited the post yesterday to include the weight, images of the edge and additional commentary.

It certainly doesn't appear to have a zinc core.

Maybe a really bizarre lamination that was subjected to a dryer or sandblaster?
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Just realized the reverse looks "pleated" where the extra material was wrapped around the rim.
This would make sense if a sheet foil was placed on the obverse and folded around to the reverse. There is even something trapped under the "foil" below the date area, near the bust.

Then the experiment with abrasion including heat or dryer began.
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Logical conclusion. Still wish OP would come back...I hate when they do that.
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I would imagine that the diameter of the coin is substantially smaller than normal. The rim has been rolled onto the surface of the coin giving it that lamination appearance.

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Better pics and more information are helpful. I agree that the pleating on the back certainly makes me think that it was added after this coin left then mint (and was worn down to its basal state). Interestingly, some underlying details of the design have imprinted on the copper foil. Honestly, I'd probably save this coin just for the novelty (knowing that it is just worth face value).
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I'm with you Spence.
I've been saving "Educational" coins in flips because of the novelty of some of them. No extra value, just the curiosity factor.
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