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New Member
United States
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Can anyone help me was this someone messing around or did it happen at press? It's a perfect cutout no grinding marks no hot spots. With the image flipped no hammer marks if was beaten in. Still has the bevel perfectly. I found it in my father in laws stuff after he passed. Is it worth keeping? What could have caused this? I appreciate any input. Thank you   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
24878 Posts |
 to the CCF Purplecowz. This is definitely post-mint damage, not an error. It looks like damage from a rivet gun. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10470 Posts |
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Is it worth keeping? Of course it's worth keeping as a conversation piece. Took someone with some machine skills to make that (for reasons unknown)! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
73579 Posts |
To CCF! I agree with HondoB. It's PMD, not an error. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21580 Posts |
to the CCF Looks like someone has cut a circle out of a cent and flipped it and reinserted it. Interesting but holds no extra value as it is considered damage. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5191 Posts |
Just PMD but interesting , create your own PMD binder . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19108 Posts |
Very clever alteration. Keep it as a fun curiosity.
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Moderator
United States
15381 Posts |
to the CCF |
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Valued Member
United States
108 Posts |
Looks like the penny was punched through and then the punched out part was reversed and then punched with a center punch to hold it in place. Does look interesting. I now have a small collection of coins that something happened to them. Fun to look at. There was a popular mechanics magazine article a long time ago that showed how to flatten copper pennies with a hammer then drill holes in them to make copper gaskets for automotive use. I have never tried this but I think it would work.
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Moderator
United States
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Well, this is a first for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1655 Posts |
I found one of these once, still have it someplace, and have seen a few posted. I've always wondered what kind of punch was used.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1259 Posts |
The tool used was most likely a "hollow" punch similar to a leather punch used for putting the belt buckle holes in the leather strap. Just a guess..
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Posted 01/17/2026 01:10 am
