1941 wheat that reads 194/

i got my co worker on the wonderful world of coins. he brought this penny to me and asked me and i told him i had to ask the pros any idea what would cause it? any value?

 

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Well, it wasn't struck at the mint like that. What you see is post mint damage... exactly how it happened is anybody's guess. Metal gets pushed around in all sorts of strange ways. No value, but an interesting conversation piece.

 

:yes:i agree it is a PMD

 

These PMD coins are interesting. However ... just curious ... I'm assuming something strikes the coin with enough force to move the metal from its original location ... I get that part of it. What I do not understand is what keeps the relocated metal adhered to the coin ??? Why wouldn't it fall off ... or be held loosely for a period of time and eventually break off ???

 

Copper is quite ductile... a force applied to a raised portion of the coin will "push" the metal into a different position without shearing it. The lower portion of the "1" is not seperated from the surface, though the first inclination would be that it was.

 

I have one exactly like it and I have seen many others. It's definately PMD.

 

May have been from a coin roller.

 

absolutely PMD. you can see where the one used to be. it looks as if it was pushed and melted back.

 

It looks like about 80% of the base of the "1" has been sheared from the field and it is prevented from falling away because the top of the "1" is still connected.

Chris

 

yep, that's what i'm thinking too.

mizozuman2

 

It does look that way, especially upon a second look. As stated above, there appears to be a "ghost image" of where the "1" originally was. Maybe the OP can let us know if the "1" is partially seperated.

 

ty for your comments. i will let him know

 

this is actually extremely common on this and other dates. It is the result of the crimper fingers on a coin roller hitting the raised number. That is why it is in the same spot on so many coins.

 

Here's mine:

 

and mine

 

I spent quite a bi of time researching one I have a year ago. This is damage caused by the wrapping hook on a coin wrapping machine. It's fairly common. In fact several people posted their coins that were with the tilted one's also. Many from different years, 21, 31, etc.

The reason I spent so much time researching it was that I saw one on eBay listed as a rare error coin. In fact it is Post Mint Damage.

If I have time to go through the junk box tomorrow, I will post a scan of one very much like yours.

The only value this coin has is as an interesting conversation piece. IMHO

gary

 

now that i have seen my first one i will remember. ty for the learning experince