197???? Lincoln Cent

newcollect

Has anyone seen or know of this error-The 0 looks like a rotated D

http://s36.photobucket.com/use...sk9zrqfqu.png.html?o=0

MWallace

Post Mint Damage

FredWeinberg

Yes, PMD -



otherwise known as a 'sliced digit' - very very common occurrence



The 0 was sliced from a counting or rolling machine.

TommyType

Originally posted by: MWallace

Post Mint Damage

I agree.



There might be an indication of what happened from the scratch that appears to come from the upper right, and head directly toward the date. Whatever machinery made the scratch appears to have bumped and moved the "0" of the date.



Added: Well, if I had known Fred Weinberg was going to comment, I wouldn't have bothered.

ModCrewman

For anyone too lazy to look at the link.

chumley

I graduated from high school in 1970...it was a hard year

topstuf

Originally posted by: chumley

I graduated from high school in 1970...it was a hard year

That's why it's prounounced, "nineteen seven dee."



Oh be quiet. It's reasonable.

mustangmanbob

1970, decent weather that year, but there was a NASTY draft.

ricko

Interesting find.... PMD, but I would keep it in a flip for educational purposes. Cheers, RickO

silverpop

PMD

newcollect

Thanks everyone !!

IrishMikey

Originally posted by: topstuf

Originally posted by: chumley
I graduated from high school in 1970...it was a hard year

That's why it's prounounced, "nineteen seven dee."

Oh be quiet. It's reasonable.

johnny9434

post mint damage.

IrishMikey

That kind of damage occurs when the fingers that crimped the paper on a penny roll hit the coin. Not the type of wrappers that you fold over, but the kind that mechanically rolled the end of the wrapper inwards, allowing part of the end coin to be seen.

When this affects the last digit in the date, it is much easier to spot, since it looks so different.