Is This A Real Error Or What They Call A Vise Job? 1960 D Small Date Penny

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RayReno New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 04:05 am * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. In the future, please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. * Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 05:28 am to the CCF I'm going to ask a Moderator to move your post to a more appropriate forum for better visibility. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 06:35 am Sure looks like mechanical damage to me in the center of the coin, but I do note a nice die chip on the letter T of CENT. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19147 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 07:03 am That is a nice die chip on T in CENT... Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21602 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 07:10 am to the CCF It is incuse so it is damage from pressing two coins together. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 07:31 am to CCF. Yes, it looks like a weak 'vise job' 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 09:34 am to the Community! 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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74006 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 11:58 am To CCF! I agree with above. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
RayReno New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 12:50 pm Hey thanks for the warm welcome! I am so lost as to why anyone would want to ruin a coin by pressing them together. I did put it under the microscope and it definitely looks different. I am unsure how the steps can be traveling horizontally but the imprint, whatever it may be, has the steps coming in at an angle and they interwine instead of the coin pressing on it having the dominant lines. I hope I am saying this right. Also notice the letters on the left side. What is this? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 1:52 pm In the future, please do not post photos of scope screens. Use the memory card or a USB cable to transfer images. 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
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7510 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 3:44 pm Quote: Sure looks like mechanical damage I agree. Quote: I am so lost as to why anyone would want to ruin a coin by pressing them together. You'd be surprised by the sheer number of them.......... Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 3:55 pm @ray, both die chips and slightly degraded features such as the letters of IGWT that you have shown us consistent with a coin being struck from deteriorated dies. "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
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 10:54 pm Here's a reference for what a real double struck in collar looks like https://goccf.com/t/350199&whichpage=1 Report this Post to the Staff
RayReno New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/14/2026 02:13 am Thank you all for the advice and guidance. I took it to the local coin shop and he wanted to send it in to get grade, but I'm not sure that is worthwhile. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10515 Posts	Posted 02/14/2026 02:49 am Quote: I took it to the local coin shop and he wanted to send it in to get grade, Sure, as long as HE pays for all of the grading fees! Report this Post to the Staff
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