What Is Going On With This 1795 Large Cent

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scott7721 New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 11:39 am There is a groove inside the rim that appears to have been added post-minting. I assume it's a genuine coin though (and does the seller have to handle it without gloves?). https://www.ebay.com/itm/356549012206 Report this Post to the Staff

ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2261 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 11:50 am Quote: (and does the seller have to handle it without gloves?). It's his (or her) coin. They can handle it how they want. It's better than being held with needle nose pliers (which I have seen on ebay) Edited by ratman4762 02/10/2025 11:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3702 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 11:53 am It is definitely PMD, confirmed by the displaced metal around the trench. Disappointing especially since the surfaces are choice otherwise. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: https://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18334 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 11:56 am Definitely damage. Old-time Ring of Death? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32987 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 12:07 pm Looks more like purposeful damage than the Ring of Death to me, but hard to know for sure. Were large cents even put into paper wrappers? And if so, was this done with automated machinery? "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
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18334 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 12:40 pm I was joking about the Ring of Death. But I can't imagine why or how it was done. Perhaps it was mounted in jewelry or encased at some point. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 5585 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 7:58 pm Too bad that happened to a nice looking example, Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 58586 Posts	Posted 02/10/2025 10:16 pm PMD of some sort. It's a shame too, since it's nice other than that. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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