1945 Lincoln Penny Octagonal Shape

Chrisley · January 14, 2020 10:24PM

First, let me thank everyone in advance for kindly answering so many of my questions in your comments.
You guys are a real pleasure to learn from.

Ok so, I picked this one up at a public auction about 12 years ago. At first glance it looked to be the result of someone bored with a grinder

. But then again, the edges are to smooth and finished like IMO. Any ideas?

jmlanzaf · January 14, 2020 11:03PM

Nice pictures.

Post Mint Damage.

CaptHenway · January 14, 2020 11:47PM

Post mint damage. Probably some kid in shop class. Possibly somebody trying to cut it down to pass as a dime in a pay phone.

Jimnight · January 14, 2020 11:54PM

Nice pics!

291fifth · January 15, 2020 12:44AM

Post mint damage. Strictly spending money.

davewesen · January 15, 2020 1:33AM

I agree with your first impression ->

Ok so, I picked this one up at a public auction about 12 years ago. At first glance it looked to be the result of someone bored with a grinder

Jimnight · January 15, 2020 4:40AM

PMD

Hemispherical · January 15, 2020 6:54AM

@Chrisley

“... first glance it looked to be the result of someone bored with a grinder...”

Some say when taking a test to never change your first answer.

Very good pics!

Chrisley · January 15, 2020 7:06AM

Thanks guys

ricko · January 15, 2020 7:23AM

I agree with PMD.....Excellent pictures. Cheers, RickO

JBK · January 15, 2020 8:11AM

I have one somewhere that I kept.

An example of old school alteration to fool an early vending machine when a coin's size was all that was measured by the machine.

davewesen · January 15, 2020 11:30AM

so they turned it into a vending machine dime?

CaptHenway · January 15, 2020 12:28PM

@davewesen said:
so they turned it into a vending machine dime?

Possibly, though the cut-down cents usually only worked in pay phones, which had very minimalist coin checkers. It's not like they were giving out an actual product like a Hershey bar (which I can remember buying for a nickel, and then a dime), just a few minutes of electronic time.