1977 Cent With Strike Through Error?

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Pennywise712 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 7:57 pm I had found this penny and I believe it's a Strike through error. Still new at this so I HOPE I'm using the right term. Any help is Greatly appreciated! Thank you!! Here it is for you.. Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95078 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 8:17 pm It looks like somebody took some took or punches and stamped them into this cent. Some may just call it a counterstamped cent Some others will just call it damaged. Have a look at this topic of counterstamped coins A Running Thread Of Chafemasterj's Counterstamped Lincoln Cents... 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
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 8:21 pm Just a damaged coin, spend it. Report this Post to the Staff
Pennywise712 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 8:24 pm It's not stamped though and wouldn't thete be Some type of tool marks on it it it was punched in? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 8:59 pm Fixed the title. @penn, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes those deep impressions were made after the coin left the mint. Typically, there will be corresponding flat spots on the other side of the coin. Can you please post a picture of the reverse of this cent? Thx. "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 19127 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 9:23 pm Please post a pic of the reverse. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Pennywise712 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 10:23 pm This is the other side of a penny I posted with debris in it and ppl had requested this shot, thank you again! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 10:25 pm Spender. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25018 Posts	Posted 05/24/2023 10:45 pm Please try again, Pennywise. Not seeing it. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 06:03 am Threads merged so that we can maintain a single thread per coin. I've also fixed the reverse photo so that it can be seen and moved the obverse photo off of @dear's post. @penn, as I mentioned upthread, you can see flattened areas on the reverse corresponding to the gouges on the obverse. This coin has been damaged—those aren't mint errors. "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
Dearborn Moderator United States 95078 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 08:02 am Yes, as Spence mentions, the small bulges on the reverse are a direct result from the tool marks on the obverse. 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
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 10:28 am Shrapnel "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/25/2023 4:42 pm When you see a divot on one side and a corresponding bulge on the other side, it's damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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