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1961 D Lincoln Cent - Large Gouge

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 Posted 05/12/2021  11:08 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Telliott007 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Can you tell me if this gouge is from mint damage or PMD? I didn't have any luck searching online. Thanks!
1961-D-Lincoln-Cent---Large-Gouge
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1961-D-Lincoln-Cent---Large-Gouge
1961-D-Lincoln-Cent---Large-Gouge
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 Posted 05/12/2021  11:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
100 % PMD....IMO
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 Posted 05/13/2021  12:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rothery to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
WOW! A James Wilkes Booth cent - just sayin

EDIT - Just a PMD cut -
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Post mint damage ( PMD). Nothing in the minting process would produce this.
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 Posted 05/13/2021  07:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yep damage!
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Damage, yes. Illustrates well how relatively soft metal--like copper--can be displaced when hit.
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Yep, just damage.
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See the wave of the metal pushed aside. Where's my surf board?
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