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I should be getting a pic of this coin within the week that the detail shows but right now all I can do is give a brief description of this coin......it is a 1973-d penny that is colored red and black with what looks to be a large amount of metal to the portrait covering the y in liberty. I hope someone can give me an idea of what happened to the coin. Thank you.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi pheonix
Just so you know that I have read your post and am interested in seeing the coin,, But I'm afraid there is no way to give an opinion on whats going on with the coin without pics .
I will keep checking for the pics ,, Looking forward to them !!
Rick
Edited by Metalman
05/01/2006 4:54 pm
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Promised pic of coin I am curious about.... Download Attachment:  1973-D.jpg87.55 KB |
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Hi Phoenix
From what I can see of the coi,, this looks like probly post mint damage.
If you can get your pics a little clearer, and a bit lighter, I would be more than happy to take another look .
Rick
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Bedrock of the Community
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It looks like fire damage
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I will try for a better pic of the coin but being a newbie I have to experiment with it...lol. Could this be chemical damage too? I was also told it could be from where the mint marked it for destruction and what does a coin marked for destruction look like?
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That is an interesting question Phoenix. I too would like to know what a coin marked for destruction looks like. They get marked? I didn't know that.
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Bedrock of the Community
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This is definitely not a coin the Mint marked for destruction. The Mint has a device that embosses a "waffle" pattern in the coin to cancel them before they are sent for recycling. For an image of what a waffle cancelled coin looks like go to http://www.wafflecoins.com/ for details. |
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Thank you boikemist6 for the info. Now I know.
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Definitely fire damage, and a hot one at that.
Also coins don't get "marked" for destruction and released back into circulation. They are "cancelled" with the waffling described earlier and are clandestinely "reclaimed" into collector hands. Once the mint determines that a coin is to be destroyed, it is.
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Thank you for all the information on this coin.
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quote:
Originally posted by biokemist6
This is definitely not a coin the Mint marked for destruction. The Mint has a device that embosses a "waffle" pattern in the coin to cancel them before they are sent for recycling. For an image of what a waffle cancelled coin looks like go to http://www.wafflecoins.com/ for details.
Thanks for educating us on waffling biokemist. That is really interesting. Thanks for the pic. |
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Posted 05/01/2006 8:18 pm
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