Weird error penny
Brittie1226
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I found a penny and i am not sure if its a rare error or if its just a messed up penny. Can i please get someone to help me im pisting puctures of front and back of coin... thank you
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Brittie1226
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That sure is weird and unique looking! Very interesting! I know it's PMD, just wondering what may have caused this unique design or pattern?.. A dryer coin?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
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100% genuine messed up Lincoln cent.
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Absolutely messed with.
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Not an error of any kind.
To be an error it would have to happen during the striking of the coin
and there is no way that could happen then. Just another damaged cent.
Messed up penny is your answer….
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I was also wondering it it could have been a close AM. I guess not.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Stuck under a fuse
You really think it left the mint like that?????
Not an error.
When will these threads end this forum?
That’s it. I’m done opening these posts. 🤦♂️
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What do these cents weigh? If the weight is greater than the mint specified weight, that residue could be glue, cement, or solder from these cents being used in some kind of art project. I remember seeing a pic of a car totally covered in cents.
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"I wonder what happens if I put a penny down on my workbench, then take this dremel, ram it down on top of the penny, and turn it on".
"Oh.".
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Im.not messing with anyone i seriously found this and had no idea if it was like some weird error i am clueless when it comes to coins so i thought i would ask nobody had to be snotty i came as a novis asking a question hopefully to get an answer from a seasoned coin vet.
Also, Ive no idea what PMD or AM means i have no idea about anything to do with coins thus my reaching out to somewhere people do
Post Mint Damage = PMD
Several people, not the snotty ones, did tell you that it was damaged. You can spend it or toss it.
In general, there is no need to reach out to anyone about presumed error coins that you find in your pocket change, as the overwhelming majority of them will just be damaged.
Finding an error of significant value requires searching hundreds of thousands to millions of coins, so unless you are searching very large volumes of coins from the bank, you need not bother looking. Those who succeed in finding valuable errors not only search huge numbers of coins, but have learned to identify errors before they start searching.
I'll look at the bright side. I learned something new. I've seen a lot of PMD over the years but never one quite like that. Did it actually melt the zinc? And look at the dot of copper preserved at center-must have been a point of contact.
Fuse box cents need to be pre 1982 copper ones or this is what happens. Fuse boxes disappeared along with the copper cents but there are still a few of each in circulation.
For the record, "AM" is the A and M on the reverse. That comment is about a variety and really wasn't helpful. Ignore it. In that condition, the variety wouldn't matter.
What is a fuse box cent?
A cent that someone put in a fuse box. The damage looks like it could be from electrical arcing.
Please. It's just damaged and worth 1 cent. There's nothing else worth saying.
It should be pointed out that we're not accusing you of messing with this coin or trying to deceive people. We're saying someone messed with this coin - perhaps something like how I've described it - then decided to spend it anyway, which is when you've found it.
If some of the answers in this thread seem flippant, rude or abrupt, it's perhaps because we see an awful lot of threads just like this one, where people have watched some "find rare coins in change" videos on YouTube and decided to search through their own pocket change and post their own odd-looking coins. But the simple fact is, the vast majority - probably 98% or 99% - of "unusual looking coins you find in change" are just damaged coins, like this one, and not of any interest or extra value to a collector.
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This coin just might be in the running for the most unusual PMD example ever posted.
I hate that smell. Right.
But on the flip side, I found something identical, sorta, in a roll from a bank, years ago.
The arcing of a coin may be a fact, that your a redneck, and here come the red trucks.
The OP's coin seems to have an ballon effect where mine seems to have a blowout effect with sharp edges.
Tin foil works also, do they make zinc tin foil ? Catch ya later, soon.
Not the best pics, but for on the fly,
the'll do.
They turn your home wiring into the fuse if they are copper cents because they will not burn through like the wiring that those 15A screw in fuses protect by blowing and stopping the current flow.
I would give that weirdo a home in a folder.