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Valued Member
United States
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The owner of this coin claims this Lincoln Cent is a mint error. Has also more than once used the term "Trucker" when explaining the "mint error".....Can anyone explain how the term "Trucker" is used in Numismatics? And is the coin a mint error or damaged?    |
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
Damage all day. That seller has no idea what he's talking about.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21631 Posts |
Looks like someone has tried to cut it. PMDNo way that could have happened during the striking of the coin. Never heard of the word Trucker in relation to numismatics. Ask him his interpretation of it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1658 Posts |
Never heard the word trucker in numismatics. I suspect the culprit here was a pair of wire cutters.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Deliberate damage for sure.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Cut with wire cutters. PSD Damage to a coin, is now just face value for the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6599 Posts |
Maybe a trucker was trying to cut the coin in half
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
I agree with all of the above. Someone took tin snips and tried to cut this poor cent in half. After several attempts they gave up. Post mint damage; no way this is any sort of mint error. The "term" Trucker is not anything used in the world of numismatics.  to the CCF!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19202 Posts |
Intentional damage, not a mint error.
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Definitely looks like damage. No idea what a "trucker" is! :)  Too bad for the cent, it's just worth face now. |
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Moderator
United States
34427 Posts |
Quote:
Can anyone explain how the term "Trucker" is used in Numismatics?   "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
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19202 Posts |
The coin got 'trucked', man...
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Valued Member
United States
440 Posts |
Spence that was great! Op, |
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Forum Dad
United States
24173 Posts |
If it's on ebay post a link please. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5785 Posts |
Thanks Spence. That's great because I needed a chuckle. That is a damaged coin after it was struck and NOT considered a mint error. That person trying to take your money is simply trying to sell something! They are not a coin collector, have no experience and are just making up terms willy fin-igly!  I bet they have a store on Etsy! This is what they deserve-  Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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02/14/2021 10:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 thanks Spence Trucker means...if you buy this "error" coin...the seller is going to truck off with your cash. |
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Posted 02/14/2021 3:41 pm
