1980-D Penny Date & Mintmark- Help?

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Shawnanana13 New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 6:34 pm This penny caught my eye mainly because of the misshapen "0" in 1980 and "D" mintmark which looks thicker on one side. I also found several other things while looking closer. I'm relatively new in the error-coin game, so be please be patient with me :) -Other numbers in the date have lines/indentations thru them (obvious in the 8 but I can also see marks in the 9). The bottom part of the 9 almost disappears at certain angles too. I made sure to include a pic showing this. -"Liberty", specifically the I, B, and E? Unsure if there's Machine Doubling (I don't think it's double die), or is the irregularity caused by some other type of die issue? -Noticed a line above the date stretching across Lincoln's collar? It is only visible at certain angles. Is this just a scratch, or possible die crack? Would love to hear everyone's opinions on if what I've pointed out would be considered a true error, or if one/all things can be attributed more to damage or wear. Also added pics of reverse if needed. If anyone notices something else, I would appreciate any knowledge too! Regardless, thought it was a neat looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21625 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:13 pm I don't see anything that can't be attributed to damage. PMD Remember, damage is not an error. An error can only occur during the striking of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96989 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:22 pm looks like circulation flattening and some hits rearranged the metal a bit. 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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19189 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:26 pm I'm seeing a good mix of post-strike damage--dings/hits/rubs/flattening. Report this Post to the Staff
Shawnanana13 New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:34 pm Understood, thank you JimmyD! I know damage on coins is common and regularly mistaken as an "error". I wasn't aware PMD could effect numbers/letters like this one! Thought maybe the indentation line on the "8" could be a sort of strike through from a string or thread or something, but I'll be sure to keep damage in mind next time. The irregularity of some letters in "Liberty" are from damage as well? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:42 pm All I see is circulation damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 7:55 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 8:01 pm Most odd looking things on coins are just post mint damage ( PMD) Save Yourself time, effort, and disappointment...don't learn the coin hobby backwards. Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage or useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, etc. Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Shawnanana13 New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/07/2023 10:49 pm Thanks for the tips everyone! Greatly appreciated :) Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 04/08/2023 2:45 pm Quote: I know damage on coins is common and regularly mistaken as an "error". No, damage is never mistaken as an error. YOU might mistaken damage as an error, but the rest of the numismatic world does not. Damage is always damage and never considered an error. I suggest you spend some time learning how coins are minted and reading past pages of posts here on CCF, there is a lot you can learn here! Report this Post to the Staff
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