2002-D Lincoln...rolled edge???? Still weighs the same as normal cent.

I found this the other day in my pocket change. Were the edges not trimmed? What causes this to happen, has anyone seen this before? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks


Here is a normal penny, just to give you an idea.






Here is a normal penny, just to give you an idea.





Joshua P. Merchant


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Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
lookd like the rim was hammered all around
which while reducing the circumfrence it raised the rim way higher than whats normal.
still dont know how it was made that way.
<< <i>Probably someone ground off the edges. I guess you'd have to weigh it and compare it to a normal cent to find out. >>
Weighed it, and it is exactly the same weight as a normal cent.
2002-D Lincoln = 2.5g
my 2002-D w/ rounded rim = 2.5g
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<< <i>It's spooned. Someone got bored and tapped the edges with a spoon or other hard object until that happened. It's not a mint error. >>
I found something that looks kinda like it Here
Ram strike???
Type II planchet strike?
Hereis the web sight I got that link from.
<< <i>It's spooned. Someone got bored and tapped the edges with a spoon or other hard object until that happened. It's not a mint error. >>
Also, how bored do you have to get? I worked a machine shop for a couple of years and you would have to hit it with a spoon since the day it was minted to make it look like this. It is too "perfect" in roundness to be made by hand. Maybe the die was pressed too hard??
the prisoner would use a spoon to tap the coin edge for many hours and days
maybe just to past the time or some reason.
thats one theory i heard anyway
not sure of that infos validity but sure as hell dont wanna find out for myself
be it the case.
heard that one too about making rings from coins,preferably a silver washie for a nice ring.
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<< <i>I found something that looks kinda like it Here
Ram strike???
Type II planchet strike?
Hereis the web sight I got that link from. >>
The disc on the left is a planchet ("Type II"). It shows the upset rim or "proto-rim". While there is some similarity to the edge of the vandalized coin, it's not a very close match. A planchet will show a trapezoidal cross-sectional profile, not a triangular cross-sectional profile. That's because the floor of the groove in the upset mill takes the form of a truncated triangle.
The vandalized coin shows the "rim" curling over the design -- an impossibility in a genuine striking error.
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<< <i>I found something that looks kinda like it Here
Ram strike???
Type II planchet strike?
Hereis the web sight I got that link from. >>
The disc on the left is a planchet ("Type II"). It shows the upset rim or "proto-rim". While there is some similarity to the edge of the vandalized coin, it's not a very close match. A planchet will show a trapezoidal cross-sectional profile, not a triangular cross-sectional profile. That's because the floor of the groove in the upset mill takes the form of a truncated triangle.
The vandalized coin shows the "rim" curling over the design -- an impossibility in a genuine striking error. >>
All I have to say to that is.....ok
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