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Canadian large cent error?

demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
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my local dealer sells me bags of old world coins and while going through one last night, found this. please excuse my filthy fingers, i am a railroad worker.
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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    Looks loke post-mint damage to me. Notice how the c is backwards.
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  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    ya, there are 3 backward "C" on it. just wondering if this is possible to occur at the mint or if someone just placed another coin on it and whacked 3 times.
  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭✭
    Yep - hammer job.
    Gene

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  • sylsyl Posts: 949 ✭✭✭
    As Gene says, a garage job.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,286 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sandwish coin. PMD.
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    post mint damage. sorry
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