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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a Lamination issue. Nice find.  Errers and Varietys.
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Nice strip lamination. (almost looks like a reeded coin was rolled against this cent - on edge)
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Pillar of the Community
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My first thought was PMD, damage from another coin. The fact that there is no damage at the rim makes me think a struck through of some sort. -makecents-
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Bedrock of the Community
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The fact that there is no damage at the rim makes me think a struck through of some sort. Good point! |
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yep, I agree, which is why I didn't go with PMD this time.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with the above answers, however, I'm inclined to think a Strike Through as opposed to a Lamination.
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I took this penny to a coin shop and they said it may be that a test die was used to make this penny and this mark with the numbers was for identification. Normally test coins are recycled and not put into circulation. May be this one got through. I am going to keep it in my collection as a unknown for now.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking strike through, can't rule out a lamination issue. Beware Pareidolia... |
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I took this penny to a coin shop and they said it may be that a test die was used to make this penny and this mark with the numbers was for identification. Ummm.....what numbers?  |
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Under high magnification I found what appears to be numbers 11740 toward Lincoln and more letters or numbers that are unreadable toward the rim. The camera I have does not have the correct lighting to show these. I tried using a flash light from the side to illuminate the area with the numbers in the last picture. These numbers are very small and only 11740 is visible when viewed at an angle at high magnification. There are other numbers or letters but are very faint and unreadable toward the rim. The 11740 is in the area next to Lincoln. These numbers are upside down in relation to the lettering of the penny face.
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Also a comment section below the pictures would be helpful to describe the contents of the pictures. May be there is a way to do this I don't know as I am still learning how to use this site.
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That is something that the mint has Never done.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Under high magnification I found what appears to be numbers 11740 toward Lincoln and more letters or numbers that are unreadable toward the rim And how exactly did the Mint accomplish engraving microscopic numbers into an already small sized die back in 1930? It just doesn't make sense. |
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I agree with you. It doesn't make any sense. May be this is PMD and not something at the mint. I have found all kinds of damage to coins. I now have a small collection of them. The coin camera I have takes pictures straight down to the coin and the supplied light is also straight down. The numbers show up when held at an angle as they are very faint and difficult to photograph properly. Seems to help using a flash light at a angle from the side. I am not a coin expert. I wonder if a grading service could tell me if it is PMD or something else. They have all the fancy equipment. I just have a cheap coin camera from Amazon. |
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The numbers show up when held at an angle as they are very faint and difficult to photograph properly. Seems to help using a flash light at a angle from the side. With coin collecting and viewing under magnification there is a high chance " Pareidolia" will come into play. You can type the word into the "Search Coin Community" box, top left on the page, and there are many mentions of it. |
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Posted 02/07/2026 9:38 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
