What am I looking at, here?

eric2870

http://s1318.photobucket.com/u...smtt0miwh.jpg.html?o=0



I posted this about two weeks ago in the Q&A forum, and didn't get any responses. I'm new here, so I don't know if I just put it in the wrong place or what, but I thought I'd give it another chance, here.



I found this coin about 20 years ago and it caught my eye so I set it aside. I looked online for info, but never found anything. I took it in to a coin dealer fifteen years ago, he looked at it without a loupe, for less than 5 seconds and said, "Somebody crimped it with some pliars", and threw it back at me. About 5 years ago I took it to another coin shop, and darn the luck it turned out to be the same guy with the same theory. I'm not usually this stubborn, but I just don't accept his answer; the obverse looks likd it's been solidly stamped (it's a 1983 P btw), and shows no sign of being crimped, where the reverse didn't get all the details of a good stamp so I assume that something hindered it. Any help, info, or advice would be appreciated.

AUandAG

can't wait to hear what would cause this.



You say the front is normal looking? Got a pic?



Never any action on the Q & A forum.



This is the right place.



bob

oih82w8

Not sure what to make of this.



I just noticed that it is your avatar...

lunytune2

Is the surface normal or cupped ?

dcarr

Looks like it was stuck in some sort of spinning machinery (such as a coin counter) which caused the rim to wear down with a spiral pattern.
When I was a kid I would check the local laundromat for coins stuck inside the large rotating drum dryers. Dimes could get stuck part way under the dividers. Many of those coins I found had very odd wear patterns.

Broadstruck

Kind of cool, but that's post mint damage as this is not a mint made error.

lunytune2

Almost looks like it was in a machine that manufactures worm gears .

guitarwes

Originally posted by: lunytune2

Almost looks like it was in a machine that manufactures worm gears .

Exactly what I was thinking.

epcjimi1

Whqt does the obverse look like?

Rampage

Post Mint Damage (PMD).

FredWeinberg

PM'D

eric2870

http://s1318.photobucket.com/u...pg.html?sort=3&o=0



http://s1318.photobucket.com/u...pg.html?sort=3&o=1





Above are links to the obverse and the side views that I just took quickly. It's not cupped as best as I can tell.

SeatedHalf1839

Im not sure but my gut says PMD.

eric2870

It also seems overly coincidental to me, if this effect were from an outside source, that the "grooves" aren't uniform, but they line up with the high points of the letters.

silverpop

PMD

coindeuce

The metal shear effect caused the tops of the reverse motto letters to flare out in a radial pattern. Post Mint damage.

ricko

Definitely PMD..... May never identify the cause......Cheers, RickO

OldeTowneCoinShoppe

It looks like fairly common counting wheel damage to me.

cladking

Originally posted by: eric2870

http://s1318.photobucket.com/u...pg.html?sort=3&o=0



http://s1318.photobucket.com/u...pg.html?sort=3&o=1





Above are links to the obverse and the side views that I just took quickly. It's not cupped as best as I can tell.

I'd go look but just got 30 cookies for looking at the last picture.



I think DCarr is on the right track.

Coinstudy

I call them home made errors.