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Weird 1942 Penny The 2 Is Too Long

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What do you think is wrong with this?
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I agree damage, but this is an odd one indeed. More often we see metal "smushed" toward the center of the coin on cents from this time period.
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Agree with the above--post-strike damage (reshaped metal). Copper is a relatively soft metal and can easily take on interesting shapes when hit/nudged/dinged at different angles.
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There is no way for that to happen during the striking of the coin so no matter how
It got to look like that , it is damage. Hard to say exactly what happened.
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When I enlarge your image I perceive a crevice between a properly struck 2 and a tail-like (die chip?)

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Guessing the tail was flattened out by a hit long ago.
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If it were a die gouge, we would see several examples like that. But just one is usually damage to a coin and not a die issue.
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