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Hi, new here. I found a penny that isn't copper (maybe silver, gold, bronze? Really not sure.) Aside from that there are multiple anomalies starting with the raised, beveled, outer part of the penny that obscures IN GOD WE TRUST and most, if not all, of the L in LIBERTY. The I in LIBERTY also seems like a weaker relief than the B E R T Y. There are also dings and punctures to the outer ring. Lincoln looks odd. Possibly a doubling effect? Or he is raised a little higher? There is a divot next to his eye and some divots and dings on cheek. His mouth seems faint where in contrast there is a deeper than normal indentation at his chin making it look like Lincoln has a sad face. I'm not a coin collector, I just found this in spare change. Is it worth anything or is it just a junk penny? I thought there were enough weird things about the penny that made it worth posting. Thanks in advance!   |
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@new, first welcome to CCF. Second, I've moved your post over to the correct subforum of CCF so that we can get some good eyeballs on it.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
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Given the photos posted, it appears the coin has been (heavily) plated and encased--and dinged along the way. Is that a distinct band encircling the coin?
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New Member
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Hi ijn1944 - I really don't know enough about coin collecting to know if that is a district band. I'm a super rookie with more questions than answers. I appreciate you taking a look.
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 . It is a coin in a bezel and seems to be plated/polished. It is now a PMD coin. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting damage anyway.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think John calls it. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If it were struck on a dime, then it would be silver, but the reverse looks like a normal cent planchet. The obverse side of the bezel is wider. Plated after the bezel was added. (Probably to keep the copper away from the skin with the plating)
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to the Community! |
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Hi John1,I'm not sure what PMD means but it's sounding like this penny might be only worth a penny. Ha ha! Let me know if you see this or if anyone else wants to chime in, feel free... |
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PMD means post mint damage. That is just meaning a coin that was damaged after it was made.
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New Member
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coop, thanks for chiming in. What is the reasoning behind plating a coin in this way? Also gonna guess that it means it's nothing special.
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Plating coins in the aftermarket may be done to make them shiny--good for non-collectors but anathema to numismatists.
"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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As a kid, I found a 45 cartridge with a hole drilled in it. I used to carry it on a chain around my neck I always blamed the shell having copper,but it may have been the lead, that created a sore on my chest. When I go rid of the bullet, the sore went away. But they used to use coins as part of jewelry. They would take a dime and remove the reverse, and scratch in a message.   So being copper colored, with the bezel on it, they may have plated it to make it not look like a common cent. Thus the plating on the coin. So it is just an altered coin. |
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Posted 05/17/2021 07:28 am
