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New Member
United States
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I am so new to this so please go gentle! I am not sure what to think of this 1958 penny. I read a bit on error coins and if this is indeed one, then I do think it has a shwack of them. What do you think?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7185 Posts |
Post mint damage in my eyes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
It's a lamination error due to poor alloy mix. One error not a shwack.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1424 Posts |
it could be a lamination error, can you post a pic of the obverse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
A couple of clues: Look above the "T" in cent. It hasn't peeled yet. Also look at the letters "in" the depressions. PMD would not have left these behind. The near vertical bar is cool. Is it rolled over or bent over? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
900 Posts |
My first thought was delamination as well, but isn't delamination characterized by straight lines? How do you explain the jaggedness of some of the shapes?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
That is a large delamination, the bottom curl of the peel is still attached and you can see another peel forming at the right wheat ear. It is caused by a weakness in the alloy which leads to a poor internal bond.
I consider most laminations/delaminations to be mint-caused damage and a negative for a coin but one this large enough that it is worth keeping.
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Valued Member
United States
260 Posts |
I agree that it's not PMD. I too am curious about the jagged lines and the thick straight line. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
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New Member
 United States
20 Posts |
Here are some more pictures. Hope it helps and thank you for your observations.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Jagged lines are quite normal for delaminations and the thick straight line at the left wheat ear is the edge of the delamintion where it was broken off of the coin. Do not concentrate so much on the outline of the delamination, that is largely irrelevant. Look at the area where the metal has peeled- you can still see visible design elements hiding in the grain of the metal, that would be impossible for PMD. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2734 Posts |
I would agree that this is a lamination error.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
900 Posts |
I never considered PMD. It is as obvious as can be, because of the visible design elements beneath the delaminated area, that this is delamination. I'm just curious about the form it took. By the way ifyougotthemoneyhoney, I like your coin. I think its a great find, one I would be happy to have found myself. I like unique coins like yours. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
Great call on the design elements still visable. I was focusing on the base of the "T" in cent for the delamination call.
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New Member
United States
20 Posts |
Thank you for all your expertise. Could you tell me please what something like this is worth? Or at least a ballpark figure if it were for sale.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
If your lucky you might get 4 or 5.00 on ebay |
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