1975 Abe Lincoln Penny How Did This Happen?

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dquiroz68 Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 01/22/2022 9:25 pm This penny caught my eye because it was bent on one side and when I flipped it over there was a hump, bump, or something. I tried several shots and tried every angle. But I think you can see what I see. And I wanted to know how did this happen? Report this Post to the Staff

mtuma3 Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 01/22/2022 9:43 pm Probably run over by a car... Mark ANA Member My7070 Report this Post to the Staff
fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 01/22/2022 10:03 pm Or something equally violent. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19155 Posts	Posted 01/22/2022 10:13 pm Certainly post-strike damage. In my decades of rummaging through hundreds of thousands of coins--if not a couple million--I've come across bent coins many times. It's a tough world out there, and some coins pay the price. Report this Post to the Staff
flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 01/22/2022 11:39 pm Maybe put through too many gum ball machines . . Report this Post to the Staff
dquiroz68 Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 12:10 am There's a hump on the right I obverse side above the date. It's like it's filled with something. I can feel it and I was comparing it to the regular penny. It doesn't lay flat when turned head down. But I guess it has too much glue I've been told on another coin that didn't have the" states" in the reverse penny was because of the glue?!. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 04:01 am I do not know how it happened, but it is PMD not a mint error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 3:47 pm Looks like it was smashed in a vise. Rim bent, it is damage. Not a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96127 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 4:01 pm yep, I was going to mention a vise and possibly a hammer was involved in this violent coin crime. 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
bugil46 Pillar of the Community United States 579 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 4:37 pm Yep PMD This could have happened in a million different ways. Take your pick. Report this Post to the Staff
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