1940 Minting Error

bkrause05 · July 23, 2019 3:48PM

This 1940 penny does not have a rim or edge. Minting error? Any thoughts are appreciated.

Insider2 · July 23, 2019 4:22PM

Your coin was ALTERED to make it look odd and different after it left the mint. It is a nice curiosity worth two to three cents to someone (me) who collects altered coins because he is too lazy to make them for himself! Keep looking and Good Luck!

BuffaloIronTail · July 23, 2019 4:23PM

It may have been a foreign planchet that was jammed in the tote bin after minting a foreign coin. The tote bin was then used to strike Lincoln Cents, and when the bin was dumped, the planchet came loose.

My guess.

Pete

Oldhoopster · July 23, 2019 4:56PM

I agree with @Insider2. It was altered after it left the mint. It may have spent some time soaking in an acidic solution (looks similar to some I made in chem lab years ago) . Regardless of what caused it, it's a damaged cent, not an error

AUandAG · July 23, 2019 4:58PM

If it's the size of a dime it was probably filed down so that it could be used in a vending machine back in the day when the vendors didn't look at metal content, just size.

bob

divecchia · July 23, 2019 5:08PM

This below and to use as a dime in a pay phone. Remember those.

Donato

Edited to add: Put a dime on top of it and see if it is the same size.

@AUandAG said:
If it's the size of a dime it was probably filed down so that it could be used in a vending machine back in the day when the vendors didn't look at metal content, just size.

bob

JBK · July 23, 2019 5:37PM

Altered for fraudulent purposes.

ricko · July 24, 2019 6:10AM

Definitely an altered coin.... As stated above, frequently done to use in pay phones. Cheers, RickO

1940 Minting Error

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