1988 Lincoln Cent Damaged At The Mint? Would That Be Considered Mint Damage?

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Hodgepodge New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 2:59 pm Found this 1988 penny with what looks to me to be damage caused at the mint. Only day this because the inside of cut or nick on the ear is the same color and consistency as the rest of the coin. Not copper or zinc like regular damage. Any thoughts on it? Does it help, hurt or change nothing of the value? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 3:09 pm @hod, first welcome to CCF. Second, it is impossible to know if this ding happened at the mint or after the coin left the mint, but it definitely happened after the coin was struck. Therefore it doesn't add a numismatic premium. "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
Hodgepodge New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 3:31 pm @Spence Thanks for the welcome and the help I appreciate it Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 3:46 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19136 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 5:14 pm Obverse is showing die deterioration--the emergence of a Ridge Ring. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73903 Posts	Posted 10/07/2023 5:48 pm Agreed, just a circulation hit on the earlobe and Ridge Ring, a form of Die Deterioration. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 10/08/2023 1:35 pm a ding on the ear is not an error and will not improve the coins value. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188001 Posts	Posted 10/09/2023 09:27 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
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