Is This Something Struck Through This Penny? A Button?

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Fender79 Valued Member United States 251 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 4:33 pm Look at the C in cent how its struck over the top of whatever hit underneath. That's what made me look twice. I cant figure out what the image is though. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 4:35 pm Certainly odd but I think it's just PSD. Edited by QuarterHoarder72 12/07/2019 4:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 4:39 pm Not a mint error, but rather damage. My best guess is that someone balanced this cent on a slightly proud deck screw and then hit it with a hammer. The cruciate pattern on the reverse looks to me like a Phillips Head screw head. But really, who knows exactly how it was done? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Derrin Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 4:59 pm First thing I saw was a Philips head screw... Report this Post to the Staff
Fender79 Valued Member United States 251 Posts	Posted 12/07/2019 5:31 pm That's a pretty good guess. Didn't think of that myself. It definitely would take some special touch to pull that off with no damage on the other side, plus the letters appear to be stamped over whatever damage/object took place. I'm going to examine it more under the scope and may post more pics of magnified images. Report this Post to the Staff
Dennman Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 01:07 am The obverse does show a damaged IGWT.I'll go so far as to bet a Japanese Industrial Screw was used on the reverse.That type is indicated by the dot at the top of the C. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 04:09 am It is post mint damage, not an error coin. Value: 1 cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 11:52 am If struck by a hammer, wouldn't the screw head be concave. That looks Convex, like the die had damage. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
Fender79 Valued Member United States 251 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 2:05 pm I might would agree on everyone's assessment here but someone would have to slam the jeebers out of it and only once! It's just super odd that the letters appear to be minted perfectly over the damage or else they'd be obstructed or impinged, but they aren't. I dont know. Just thought I'd share Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 2:12 pm Or sqeezed in a vise with a screw. That coin is really messed up. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 2:25 pm @fender, here is one that I just made in my basement shop using the method described above. I agree that the specific type of head used to damage your cent may be different than a plain Phillips, but in general the two look pretty close to me. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 6:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 7:32 pm Thx @coop. I think my first CoopGraphic(TM)! Just to be clear though, I didn't squeeze the screw head against the face of the cent. Rather I gripped the body of a screw in a vice such that only about 1/16 inch was proud, balanced the cent on top, and then covered this with a nylon strap (to decrease the damage to the cent from the hammer). Then I struck it with a hammer. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 7:36 pm A plastic button would be absolutely crushed, to give quite a different impression to what is seen. The top of a philips head screw, struck into he coin, would yield an impression like this. That leads to the obvious conclusion that this coin is the victim of a 'shed job' = post strike damage. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/08/2019 7:48 pm When it is done by the die, the opposite side will not be affected. Report this Post to the Staff
Fender79 Valued Member United States 251 Posts	Posted 12/09/2019 09:17 am Good stuff guys. Thanks. Man that one dude went the extra mile for me hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
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