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Alonzowick90 Pillar of the Community United States 654 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 08:39 am Cionnoisseurs, this one is a zinc cent very cool probably 90-95% off center Report this Post to the Staff

Alonzowick90 Pillar of the Community United States 654 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 08:47 am Forgot to ask.. why are these out to the public? Did the mint workers take them to sell them? Or were they collected and given to visitors touring the mint factory? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 08:48 am yep, a very nice extreme off-center zinc cent.. 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
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2216 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 09:02 am There has been some incidents of mint workers making/taking error coins home. But most of the errors are made by the presses without mint workers being aware of them. For example the Denver mint has over 50 presses turning out thousands of coins every hour, millions every year. Most are put in large bags, sent to the central banks. Visual and electronic scanning inspections miss errors so they are put in circulation. The US Mint has a YouTube channel showing the process. Here is one: -FwSibJjJQ4 Edited by livingwater 07/19/2024 09:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 09:11 am Nice pickup, congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9154 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 09:22 am Interesting video and you wonder why there are so many dings on the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Alonzowick90 Pillar of the Community United States 654 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 09:23 am Thanks for the info and video pretty cool Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73747 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 11:02 am Nice Off Center cent! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
igwt79 Pillar of the Community United States 1463 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 11:41 am Nice off center and cool video! Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 12:35 pm Very nice, and VERY off-center! ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Alonzowick90 Pillar of the Community United States 654 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 3:06 pm I believe you have a very similar one Yokozuna Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 6:54 pm Video at minute 2:34 they are pouring coins into a drain opening in the floor... where do those coins go? Report this Post to the Staff
igwt79 Pillar of the Community United States 1463 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 7:58 pm That drain goes right to Forked River, NJ, United States maybe? & Report this Post to the Staff
Alonzowick90 Pillar of the Community United States 654 Posts	Posted 07/19/2024 8:02 pm mcshilling, I was watching the video and thinking the same thing. they should have a little more care for those cents! They leave the Mint alll dinged and scratched Edited by Alonzowick90 07/19/2024 8:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/21/2024 1:47 pm Nice example! 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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