What causes odd scrapes on both sides of a penny and Is It worth anything?
firerescue22
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I was looking at some coins I had still rolled up and decided to peak through a few and when I opened the first one I found a penny with scrapes that are irregular from the usual scrapes from concrete etc because of how smooth and precise they are around the edge of the coin. I guess my question is would this be worth any money, did this happen in mint presses or did this happened after that? 
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Nope. This is PMD. Not worth anything above face value.
PMD?
PMD=Post Mint Damage.
The coin did not leave the US Mint looking that way. It's damaged and worth face value.
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I don't mean to be rude but it appears that you never bend over to pick up a coin. If you have ever done that you would recognize that coins are often damaged in parking lots. Easy to compare to regular pocket change.
Then think about how a coin is made. A blank is put between two dies (front and back) and the machine stamps out a coin and spits it out to be sent out into the community. How, in God's green Earth, could this coin come out of the Mint looking like this? Can you think of a way? Nah, I can't ether.
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It might have spent a little time in a washing machine or dryer to get that wear along the perimeter on the obverse. That look is common for coins that get stuck in the parts that rotate.
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