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Mrf1993 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 03:48 am What kind of error is this? Came from a sealed pennies only piggy bank that was started in the 80s and filled by the mid 90s. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 04:11 am . Looks like major "road rash" aka "parking Lot Coin" aka PMD. Not a mint error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 06:52 am @mrf, first welcome to CCF. Second, for sure that cent is just damaged. Since it has the Lincoln Memorial on the back, but is not copper plated, the date would be in the range of 1959 to 1982. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19177 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 07:18 am Indeed, road rash of gargantuan proportions. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21616 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 07:24 am It is only an error if it happened during the striking of the coin and what you have is impossible to have happened then. PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 10:04 am Good grief. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 10:27 am That's a sad looking Lincoln. Report this Post to the Staff
Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 12:40 pm Still, the good news is you may have a pile of cents that many members here would enjoy looking through. I am assuming they were pulled from circulation early on, which means they will be nicer and easier to study than ones which have had longer careers in circulation. The bad news is, you have to do your homework. Damaged coins are almost always more obviously different than even some of the best errors and varieties. It takes effort to learn. I know. I have been on this website nearly a year, and still feel profoundly ignorant at times with regards to errors and varieties. So, I keep reading and studying. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 12:49 pm How do you know it's even a US coin? I don't see a single identifying part of this hunk of metal, in fact, you probably would have problems turning it in at a bank or store. Definitely NOT a mint error, IF it is a coin, it's post mint damage PMD. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 12:54 pm If you look closely, you can barely see the outline of the Lincoln memorial in the first picture. But it one extremely beat up cent. on the up side, it is still worth one cent. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6579 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 12:54 pm With Merc I have no idea what I'm looking at Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3652 Posts	Posted 08/22/2021 11:57 pm If I squint, I sort of see the outline of Lincoln's portrait on the 2nd pic. That sure is one beat-to-heck cent! Oh, and ! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Edited by hokiefan_82 08/22/2021 11:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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