1931 Lincoln Wheat Penny W/Error On Date - Obverse Side

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DanWthePlan New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 12:13 pm I have a 1931 Wheat penny that has an error on it that I cannot seam to find one like it on the internet. On the Obverse side, the date seams to have a stamp-over error. It appears that the last 1 over-stamped a zero and the one is slanted. Has anyone seen this before? Do you feel it is real or not? Thank you for you input. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 12:18 pm This was probably caused by some sort of vending maching. The style of the 3 is the type used in 1930, whch differs from that of 1931, so in this case the 0 was smushed aside into the shape of a 1. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 08/26/2023 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DanWthePlan New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 12:28 pm Interesting that a vending machine could cause an error that predominant. I just can't see if it smashed the zero into making it look like a one, how was it able the straighten out the bend of a zero to make it look like a 1? Amd thank you for your input! Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6495 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 12:57 pm Mechanical force. You can apply a lot of leverage with a Gumball Machine, and it could easily scrape that 0 into a 1. It could have happened over time, too, with multiple scrapes. Coin wrapping machines are also well known to grind and deform coin lettering in all sorts of visually interesting ways. My Finds: 1944-D 1c FS-101 / 1941-S 5c FS-501 / 1946-S 1c IMM FS-501 / 2001-P 25c WDDR-003 / 1946 5c FS-801 / 2020-P 5c WDDR #1 / 2020-P 5c WDDR #2 / 2019-P 5c WDDR-004 / 2019-P 5c WDDR-048 / 2014-P 5c WDDR-015 / 2020-P VDDR-003 / 1938 5c WDDR-003 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 2:24 pm My explanation may seem implausible, but I cannot think of an alternative. Perhaps some the metal in the 0 was lost during the incident. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73948 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 2:46 pm To CCF! I agree. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 5:56 pm to the CCF and We see a few of these here. The old Gumball Machine is mechanical. You put the coin in and you turned the handle. You used enough force to damage the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95456 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 6:46 pm venting machine damage. 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 19144 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 6:51 pm Old-school mechanical vending machine damage. We see similar wheat cents with the same issue--various years. Copper is a relatively soft metal and is easily moved/misshapen when hit laterally. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 08/27/2023 12:04 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
DanWthePlan New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 08/27/2023 6:53 pm Thanks to all who replied with your input - not the answer(s) I was hoping for. Looking for that one-in-a-million find that sets you up for life. Oh well, I'll keep looking thru my stap-dad's collection. Ton's of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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