Are These Cuds Or Somebody's Joke On A Coin 1997 Penny

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jimbean802 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:19 pm found this in spare change its really small compared to the picture I am showing here and the penny feels lik£e a small indentation on the back side of coin Report this Post to the Staff

halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1489 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:31 pm That was done by someone banging a hollow cylinder into the cent. It's a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:44 pm Neither a joke nor a mint error--just damage. Also, just to help you learn: by definition, Cuds must involve the rim of a coin. Also, welcome to CCF. "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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:54 pm to the CCF and just damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbean802 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:57 pm look at the 2 posts theres a bar across to the right of lincoln sitting looks like a mint error ? thank you for looking Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 6:59 pm what you see on the reverse is just bulging from the dents 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
jimbean802 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:06 pm not to beat a dead horse into the ground but when you see the penny from far away how could something punch like that i have played with metal a lot welding and fabrication and drilling sheet metal I don't see how that could be done ? thanks for looking Report this Post to the Staff
jimbean802 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:15 pm and 1 more post sorry thankyou Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:31 pm @jim, I understand your skepticism that this is damage and of course you should save this coin in your collection if you want. You came here and asked for our opinions and so that is exactly what you are getting. As to how it could be damaged in this way, I think that a better question to ask is how could this be a result of the manufacturing process at the mint. The truth is that there isn't a way. Even if there was some sort of ring that wedged between the die and flan as this cent was being struck, the mark wouldn't have a little bit of metal "smushed" up. Also there would not be a flat spot on the back corresponding to this mark. Again, save the coin if you think that it is cool, but know that it is damaged and only worth face value. "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 19147 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:36 pm I'm seeing post-strike damage. If you like the coin, keep it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74000 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:38 pm This is just PMD. There's no way this could've happened at the U.S. Mint. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 7:44 pm Must agree. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 8:00 pm copper and zinc are soft metals - tale a small diameter piece of steel pipe (such as EMT) and smack it down onto a cent and see what happens. 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
jimbean802 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 8:05 pm that's why I ask questions thank you thank you thank you if you think I was disagreeing sorry the world grilled me and that's how I ask question back thank you I got some more coins I would like to post see ya Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 12/14/2023 8:47 pm We love the questions. And that is how we all learn. Looking forward to seeing more of your coins. 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
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