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69rick19 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/04/2021 10:05 pm What would caused this? It looks like someone tried to melt it. Thanks Rick Report this Post to the Staff

Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 01/04/2021 10:26 pm PMD can happen in so very many different ways it likely impossible to know what happens to everything we find. It also looks like the cent was in circulation awhile after the damage was done, so sharp edges were worn off making the damage look more weird. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2021 10:28 pm Deliberately defaced. Someone with too much time on his hands. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 01/04/2021 10:52 pm This coin was exposed to intense heat. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 08:08 am Quote: This coin was exposed to intense heat. , Well it definitely was exposed to some intense torture . Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 09:43 am I'm guessing that it was used to "penny" an old style fuse in a fuse box. If money was tight or they didn't have a new fuse to put in they'd slip a penny in where the fuse screws and tighten the blown fuse on top of it. Thereby bypassing the fuse and creating a dangerous situation. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penn..._the_fusebox Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 09:50 am Forgot about that era! Good theory. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/05/2021 09:57 am Yeah , the good old days back when 90% silver was the norm for commerce . Report this Post to the Staff
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