What type of error is this 1977 D penny ?
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Maybe acid, or a wire brush?
I honestly have no idea, but it looks like a legitimate error to me. My best guess is it was struck on an incorrect planchet, AND grease filled die - but that's just a shot in the dark guess.
Dwayne F. Sessom
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Absolutely not a mint error. Wire brush, acid, sandblasting, or something similar, that occurred after the coin left the mint.
Damaged with a wire wheel, not an error.
Acid treated
Whatever the method, this coin was altered after it left the Mint.
Looks like it has had an acid bath. Note the thin letters and the lack of rims which are usually the first to go.
Acid etched. Not an error.
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Whats the weight of the 77 leather like coin ?
Who cares. You can etch it to whatever weight you want with acid
PMD with acid..... Definitely not a mint error. Cheers, RickO
Wire wheel.
acid. Wire wheel won't thin the features that way.
I'd like to compare the weight loss from the acid wash. Also why would someone do such a thang ?
Obviously not this cent, but I believe kids back in the 50's/60's would acid dip penny's is science class down to the dimensions of a dime, then use them in soda and candy machines. A dime was a dime, back then.
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Not me ! We put them on railroad tracks to make quarters for my dues in the "Heman Women Haters Club".
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