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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 09-28-2007, 07:24 PM   #1 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Looks kind of like post mint damage... So I was roll searching last week and came across this thing. It seems that the rim of the coin is alot thicker than a normal cent and the detail is missing around the rim as well. A quick destricption of what may of happened is apreciated. Again.. the rim of this coin is somewhat thicker.Thanks!   09-28-2007, 09:21 PM   #2 (permalink) hontonai Registered Contrarian   Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,434 My Mood: Probably not slot machine or vending machine damage as there aren't many 1 cent machines nowadays - although there were still "penny" slot machines in some parts of Nevada until the late '60s-early '70s. Early stage "spooning" (do a forum search on that word to see earlier threads) is a distinct possibility IMO. __________________ Ethical conduct is being honest when no one is watching.   09-28-2007, 09:33 PM   #3 (permalink) Conder101 Numismatist   Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,448 Not spooning, grease filled die. The grease kept the metal from filling the die, but the extra material (grease) resulted in the planchet being under higher pressure than normal so th rims filled in more fully than normal. __________________ Slab collector and researcher reported as of 12/29/06 132 companies 332 production varieties   09-29-2007, 09:57 AM   #4 (permalink) kanga 50 Years and Still At It     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,589 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Conder101 Not spooning, grease filled die. The grease kept the metal from filling the die, but the extra material (grease) resulted in the planchet being under higher pressure than normal so th rims filled in more fully than normal. Thanks. I couldn't figure out the flat strike but the (very) full rims. __________________ ANA Member APS Member ARA Member There are 10 types of people: those that understand binary, and those that don't.   09-29-2007, 10:38 AM   #5 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Quote: Originally Posted by Conder101 Not spooning, grease filled die. The grease kept the metal from filling the die, but the extra material (grease) resulted in the planchet being under higher pressure than normal so th rims filled in more fully than normal. oh my god! you know nothing about coins ! This is a super rare erroR!!!#@ Just kidding Thanks for the help guys. Would I be safe to assume its worth 1 cent?   09-29-2007, 12:55 PM   #6 (permalink) grizz numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: aliquippa, pennsylvania Posts: 1,323 Yes!   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Rolls of proof coins | How about a 'best roll find of the year' contest? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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