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New Member
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Hello everyone. This is my first time on this site. My father recently left me with a sizable penny stash. When going through the pennies I came across this penny which appears to be double struck on the obverse. The front is worn out so I can't see a date. It looks like an error coin since it is more elongated than a normal penny. I put a normal penny in the picture for comparison. Can someone tell me if this is a genuine error coin? Thank you   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 to the Forum That is what is known as a vise or garage job. Damaged coin. It has been intentionally done by putting another coin on it and either squeezing or pounding the impression on it. Also that is the Reverse. Lincoln's head is the Obverse. Edited by JimmyD
06/16/2021 8:31 pm
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 United States
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@lig, first welcome to CCF. Second, while there is a possibility that your coin is a legit error, much more likely is that it was squeezed between two other cents in order to make a pretend error. Can you please add a close-up of just this coin to this thread? Thx.
"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."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, please show us close-ups of the suspect coin. to the CCF! |
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New Member
 United States
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It's hard to get a good closeup using my phone camera but let me know if these pictures are better.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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I think your first pics were closer up.
But also a tad bit clearer. Enought to see that the letters on the reverse "One Cent" are reversed on second 'strike', which is consistant with a vise job.
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United States
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Yep this one is a vise job too. Good eyes @alt! Here is a slightly better close-up of the OP's coin:  "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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New Member
United States
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Thanks for your responses. Bummer that this isn't a legit error coin. Thought I struck gold! Lol. I'll keep searing through the stash. Never know what hidden treasures are lurking.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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New Member
United States
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Apologies in advance if this is a noob question, but is it possible that this penny got left in the same spot when a second penny was struck on top of it making an impression of the second penny on the first coin? Probably not but I thought I'd ask.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not in this case. The image is reversed, which means it was achieved artificially.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The image is reversed, and the is no rim on the obverse. Two giveaways that it's a fake error, sorry.  to the VCCF!  |
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Posted 06/16/2021 8:29 pm
