The things that you’re seeing are the result of a lot of wear and tear and environmental damage. Copper is a soft and reactive metal, and after 80+ years of circulation, it can get banged up. There are scuffs and scratches along with a buildup of crud that can occur over time. Your coin did not leave the mint looking like that.
Stop wasting your time looking for obscure "pocket change errors". If you have wonder about it it isn't important. If you need high magnification to see it it isn't important. The time of finding anything of real value in pocket change has been over since the end of the silver coin era ... the early 1970's. Yes, there is always the chance of finding something that an heir to a collection has dumped back into circulation but such finds are very unusual. I have not found a coin of value, other than some silver ones, in more than thirty years.
@Shellywood....Welcome aboard.... Your cent is not an error... It is well used and suffers from handling damage. Good luck in your searches... Cheers, RickO
I don't think that you're wasting your time looking for these varieties. It's all part of the hobby and some people enjoy searching for that needle in the haystack. The take away here is to collect what you like and have fun while doing it.
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I don't think that you're wasting your time looking for these varieties. It's all part of the hobby and some people enjoy searching for that needle in the haystack. The take away here is to collect what you like and have fun while doing it.
Welcome aboard.
That's a very nice sentiment, the problem with your takeaway is that in order to find a needle in the haystack you have to know what to look for. This fellow; and many others that have been posting recently; clearly do not have any clue what to look for as they think damaged coins are somehow valuable which they are not. I certainly don't care if someone wants a collection of parking lot finds, if that's his/her bag great have at it; but I certainly don't for a second think that finding modern junk damaged coins is a good use of anyone's time. These new individuals should spend their time reading a red book that would be a far better use of their time.
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Which one do you think it is? I don't see a match for any of the known 1938-D RPM's
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it looks like the rim of the coin going through the image several times with letters in odd places
Sorry, but your coin isn’t an error.
The things that you’re seeing are the result of a lot of wear and tear and environmental damage. Copper is a soft and reactive metal, and after 80+ years of circulation, it can get banged up. There are scuffs and scratches along with a buildup of crud that can occur over time. Your coin did not leave the mint looking like that.
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Stop wasting your time looking for obscure "pocket change errors". If you have wonder about it it isn't important. If you need high magnification to see it it isn't important. The time of finding anything of real value in pocket change has been over since the end of the silver coin era ... the early 1970's. Yes, there is always the chance of finding something that an heir to a collection has dumped back into circulation but such finds are very unusual. I have not found a coin of value, other than some silver ones, in more than thirty years.
@Shellywood....Welcome aboard.... Your cent is not an error... It is well used and suffers from handling damage. Good luck in your searches... Cheers, RickO
Nice pics.
not a error but a well used penny
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I don't think that you're wasting your time looking for these varieties. It's all part of the hobby and some people enjoy searching for that needle in the haystack. The take away here is to collect what you like and have fun while doing it.
Welcome aboard.
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I see nothing but a > @jafo50 said:
That's a very nice sentiment, the problem with your takeaway is that in order to find a needle in the haystack you have to know what to look for. This fellow; and many others that have been posting recently; clearly do not have any clue what to look for as they think damaged coins are somehow valuable which they are not. I certainly don't care if someone wants a collection of parking lot finds, if that's his/her bag great have at it; but I certainly don't for a second think that finding modern junk damaged coins is a good use of anyone's time. These new individuals should spend their time reading a red book that would be a far better use of their time.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.