What Happened To Ole Abe's Face? (1980 Cent)

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verytaxing New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 04:42 am Never seen a coin like this. Is this real or did someone alter it to look like an error? * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 04:43 am . It is PMD,did not leave the mint like that. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1658 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 04:51 am Not even altered to look like an error. Someone just took a hammer to it. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 04:54 am This would be my guess. Hammer time Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19214 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 07:00 am Perhaps a ball-peen hammer, or similar blunt device. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 09:57 am Deliberate damage for sure. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 09:59 am Damage is damage no matter how it happened. Just a spender. (It is a copper melt coin also) Report this Post to the Staff
verytaxing New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 10:35 am Thank you for the replies! Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 1:02 pm I agree, damage from a ball-peen hammer, certainly post mint. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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