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1954 wheat penny Post mint damage?
ERingus
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ifthevamzarockin
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Looks like normal wear & tear you would find on a circulated coin.
Any of the random marks you are seeing would be PMD.0
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@ifthevamzarockin Thank you! That’s what I need to be told so that I can start to decipher the difference!
Here is a good site to start reading/studying. It lists many types of errors and their cause
https://www.error-ref.com
It also helps to know and understand the minting and die making processes. The more you know, the less time you'll waste on PMD. These are good links to save and use in the future.
https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making
US Mint video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title
@ERingus... If you are referring to the 'damage' on the 5 in the date... Yes, wear and PMD. Cheers, RickO
PMD for sure.