Any ideas as to what caused this?

DesertRat

Found this in going through my sparkletts bottle hoard. Poor guy is pretty beat-up but is still a curiosity. Given that both the obverse and reverse rims are rolled inward would tend to rule out a kid with a hammer pounding on this.

bestbino

I'd be more concerned with the Tumor on Lincoln's Head.

Smitty79

I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and say defective die, but I could be wrong.

windwhispersintrees

Someone tapped on the rim to make a coin ring and then gave up?
Someone placed end of a pipe on the coin and smashed down?

Conder101

<< <i>Given that both the obverse and reverse rims are rolled inward would tend to rule out a kid with a hammer pounding on this. >>


No that's exactly what it is. If you tap on the edge of the coin and keep tapping the edge speads and then in this case has been peened over on both sides. Just a mutilated coin.

richbeat

Poor Abe, he takes a lickin', but keeps on tickin'.

boyhowdy

My brother uses pennies as shims in his machine shop.

This one looks like them.

Steve