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bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 10/15/2023 11:01 pm Hi all I was going through some of my late fathers coins on the weekend and found a 1944 penny that is smaller than a standard penny and was just wondering if anyone had any idea why it would be. It is 28.75mm across the middle and 28.45 from top to bottom. Cheers Bryan Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff

coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1364 Posts	Posted 10/15/2023 11:35 pm The irregular shape, plus the evidence of burring around the edge, both point towards PMD! Report this Post to the Staff
echidna Pillar of the Community Australia 599 Posts	Posted 10/16/2023 03:13 am Yes PMD for sure Watch your top knot Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 10/16/2023 10:16 am The edges were filed/ ground down. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/16/2023 10:31 am Must be the case. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94666 Posts	Posted 10/16/2023 11:19 am sure looks like intentional damage - possibly to collect the extra metal for other purposes. 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
Basil Pillar of the Community Australia 1039 Posts	Posted 10/16/2023 5:59 pm Back in the 1960's in Australia smarties were grinding down pennies to the size of a florin for the poker machines and the later 20c machines. After saying that not sure with this one,very crude job. Report this Post to the Staff
bryan10au Pillar of the Community Australia 3306 Posts	Posted 10/17/2023 6:22 pm Thank you for the information very much appreciated. I thought it had been clipped but wasn't really sure why. I can understand why people used to clip gold and silver coins but bronze isn't really a precious medal. However grinding them down and using them for poker machines makes sense but not sure my coin would have worked as Basil said it is a crude job and it's not round. Cheers Bryan Report this Post to the Staff
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