Potential 1979 Lincoln Cent Error Or Post Mint Damage?

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FOArtillacoin New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/26/2020 10:26 pm Hello everyone! I'm fairly new to coin collecting, been going through coins for a few weeks now. It's pretty fun! I'm a little confused though...I came across this 1979 Lincoln Cent through circulation and it looked pretty wicked. The face of this cent caught my eye initially, there were multiple raised areas that were worn, obviously they were the most convex part of the face and it didn't look natural to the mint design. I flipped over this sucker though and boy howdy were there rough pits everywhere on the reverse. My question to whomever reads this is as follows: is this post mint damage or some kind of crazy mint error? Thank you all for your time! Report this Post to the Staff

Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 12/26/2020 10:48 pm There is nothing in the minting process that could do this. PMD. Not eth pit directly correspond to the flattened areas on the front. Someone took some sort of small punch or object, laid the cent on a hard surface, and went at it. Why? Some things we never know. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
FOArtillacoin New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/27/2020 01:17 am Earle42, thank you very much for your reply and insight on the matter! I'm sad to hear it's PMD, but hey, I guess that's the way she goes sometimes. The search continues! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/27/2020 04:39 am to CCF and I agree with PMD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 12/27/2020 08:13 am to the World of PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/27/2020 09:56 am Seems to be a slight die mis-alignment on the obverse. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 12/27/2020 10:59 am Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Enjoy! Agree with Earle42. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
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