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First time poster...
Ran some coins through the TD Bank coin counter and it rejected a weird looking penny. It has the following features: it's about 1mm in diameter wider than other pennies, it is concave like it was stamped too hard, it's a 1990 penny with no letters, and it has a brassy color. (In fact, it doesn't look like copper at all.) It has a minor amount of darkening on the reverse, so it has been circulated, but it is in very good condition, suggesting the copper has not corroded off. It is a bit out-of-round and the ONE CENT wording seems distorted. The raised edges also look stretched back from the inner diameter somewhat.
Is this some knock-off, an actual rare coin, or common? Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
-r
PS: Posted this on another forum too... just trying to get more eyes on the item.
Moved to error variety ,MM
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Pillar of the Community
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It's hard to say exactly what it is without a picture....but it almost sounds like a broad-strike.
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...just looks bent, everything else seems fine. It's damaged, so just use it  |
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HI Redshirt
Welcome to the forum .
would it be possible to get a shot of the rim in several different places around the coin ?
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New Member
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I'll try... that's a tough photo to take.
-r
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OK, those pics aren't so good. Hopefully they help.
-r
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Have some of the earlier pics in bigger jpgs here ***Edited by Staff, Please review the rules on external links by new members.*** |
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It's damaged - bent. Probably hit really hard by something.
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Wouldn't the features be flattened? The edges of lincoln, etc are crisp. Also wondering why it's color is so off?
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The color could be any number of things to include environmental damage. The shape and size of the coin is a very solid sign that the coin was damaged. There is no mint error that would bend a coin like that. |
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The coin to me just looks bent and warped by something. Nothing on the coin shows anything else..by the way WELCOME..!
Edited by killians76
12/28/2008 10:13 pm
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HI Redshirt
Thanks for the additonal effort on the pictures .
The rim looks like it has a groove which goes around the coin with a small raised area on either side , Is this correct ?
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Hmmm... it has a rim like a regular penny, which is offset (thicker/wider on the liberty side), while thinner opposite and there is a flatter zone of about 1mm just inside the rim before the penny bends more. I think, looking at the sides the rim does seem to be ever so slightly out such that there is a hint of a groove around the penny.
I was reading that this color could come about by someone goofing around with plating solutions or cleaning solutions, but I also read there is a slight chance of an actual brass blank sneaking into the run.
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