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AdamZ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 4:12 pm Hi, new to this forum. I am posting a few error coins I received recently from an estate buy. I know little about error coins and if these hold value. Can't seem to find any like it. Any help is appreciated. Edited by AdamZ 01/07/2023 4:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 4:20 pm @adam, first welcome to CCF. Second, it would help a bit if you cropped your photos so that we could see the coins more clearly. I can see enough of this cent to see though that it has been mechanically damaged. That is not a mint error. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 4:34 pm Agree, please crop and enlarge images, to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19129 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:09 pm With the pics posted, It would appear to be post-strike damage--perhaps a vigorous, multi-stage vise job Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:15 pm Agree, a vise job of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
AdamZ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:22 pm Excuse my ignorance on this subject. Why would someone use a multi stage vise job and sell it for little money? What is the reason or gain? Any explanation is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:30 pm Quote: What is the reason or gain? I suppose it is for the same reason I placed coins on the train tracks when I was younger: because I could. Yes, perhaps this is a flippant answer, but I don't have a better one for you. "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
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:32 pm My guess would be the cent you have was squeezed in a vise between another cent and possibly a washer. You can see in your first pic that the legends of the imprinted coin are reversed, which is indicative of this being a vise job. Quote: Why would someone use a multi stage vise job and sell it for little money? What is the reason or gain? It's easy to do, and probably was someone simply playing and not actually looking to sell it (though you do see stuff like this on ebay occasionally, marketed as a "rare error"). When I was a kid I'd sometimes do stuff like that just out of curiosity, and then spend them. My brother and I had time on our hands and access to my Dad's and grandpa's workshops and tools... 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 01/07/2023 5:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AdamZ New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:35 pm Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 5:38 pm If it cost someone 30 seconds and 1 cent to make and you made? Then it is a profit. Also some dishonest people just like to laugh at the victim. It is a shame. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95200 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 9:05 pm yep, I agree with Ijn 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
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 01/07/2023 9:11 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 05:10 am I doubt most of these vise job/damaged coins were done with an eye to profit. When I was a kid, there were no video games, and only three tv channels so we made our own fun. I did a lot of things like this, vise job coins, coins on railroad tracks, melting coins, shooting coins, cutting them in two. Why? no reason whatsoever just goofing around. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15396 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 07:23 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 2:47 pm Looks like it was a stack with one Wheat cent (mirrored on the obverse) and a washer used on the reverse. (Leaving the center of the design unaffected) just an altered coin. No premium for a damage coin. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 3:30 pm Quote: I doubt most of these vise job/damaged coins were done with an eye to profit. When I was a kid, there were no video games, and only three tv channels so we made our own fun. I did a lot of things like this, vise job coins, coins on railroad tracks, melting coins, shooting coins, cutting them in two. Why? no reason whatsoever just goofing around. Depending on where we lived when I was growing up, we got between 1 and 4 stations on the TV. We only had a little B&W TV, anyhow, and generally only watched in the evenings after dinner with the family. I agree 100% with your comments - my earlier post about doing stuff like this was for the same reason; my brother and I would "play", but were generally careful enough not to alter any coins so much they couldn't be spent - after all, in the '60's a penny still was meaningful to a kid! In those years I didn't even know about error coins, so the thought of any deception never crossed our minds. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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