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New Member
United States
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Looks to me that a penny was struck from a bad planchet.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1998 Posts |
Appears to be PMD, just a damaged coin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19176 Posts |
I'm thinking post-strike damage. Others will be along to weigh-in. I wouldn't quit your job, just yet....
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Moderator
 United States
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I see a badly damaged coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4135 Posts |
That coin has been through a lot in its time but I think it left the mint in good condition so it is just damaged now. The rim looks out of round where it is missing height, so I think it has been hit from a hammer type object.
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks to me that a penny was struck from a bad planchet. What makes you think so, instead of just being damaged while in circulation? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
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it looks like chunks of copper might not have fully melted or a foreign material got into the planchet when the planchet was made or coin pressed. Look at the reverse, do you see a hole bunch of little holes in the copper?   |
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New Member
United States
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consider this. In 1916 a penny was worth 1/8 of a loaf of bread. Not many people back then could say, hey the penny is damaged from the mint, let's save it. No they would spend it,
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Moderator
United States
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Just damage on this coin - the areas you identified in the last images are most likely caused by placing the coin on a rough surface then hitting the obverse with a hammer or something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74481 Posts |
Just a heavily damaged coin. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7174 Posts |
Whenever you have a gouge with a buildup of metal to go along with it, 99% of the time it's damage. It can't happen at the mint.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you can sell your "bad planchet" idea to a major TPG, I'll pay the grading costs. |
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Posted 04/24/2024 08:12 am
