1977 PENNY extreme ERROR

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Coolest thing I ever seen. It looks like a 1987 to be honest, but one thing for sure is that it is a error coin and yes D mint

 

These cents have had a rough life. Living on the streets will do that to you.lol

 

Wow, what kind of error is that?

 

Lol... streets well how about this one, interested in knowing where it came from.

 

I found a parking lot Penny today dated 1980 that still had cartwheel luster on the reverse!

 

Wife, Laura,done some research and found out they are extremely rare called pacman, I myself am quite amazed at how many dates are on it.

 

It wasn't found in a parking lot, but I do smell dirty socks,so keep looking they are out there. Lol...

 

Can you post a link to the research?

I’ve never heard of that before

 

Sure

 

https://www.ngccoin.com/boards/topic/413198-2nd-1977-pac-man-error-coin-found/

 

Yeah, sorry to break it to you but your coin is just damaged. Also, I don’t believe there is such a thing as a pac man coin.

If you read that thread, it came from an Etsy sale which is a notorious breeding ground for coin scams.

I’m sure someone more knowledgeable will come around and respond.

Keep looking and welcome to coin talk.

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-1977-pac-man-error-coin.313239/

 

Thanks and I will be more than happy to show more pics

 

No need for more pics. It's easy to tell that your coin was damaged after it left the mint and isn't an error (as others have already said).

There is no such thing as a "rare pacman error". That coin was also damaged but somebody was pulling a scam on etsy and trying to sell it as an error.

 

I certainly know enough to say that it's not damage, this had to be done at mint and there is no mint mark on it.

 

Yes sir,I understand that but where is the damage??

 

Have to post this one in world coins

 

No mint mark. Hmmm

 

It looks like your coin was squeezed in a press or vice. The design is flattened, it's bent, and looks out of round.

More important, as you study the minting and die making process, you'll easily see that this could not have been made at the mint. Here is a link with information on how coins are made. Take a look.

http://www.coinnews.net/2013/04/17/u-s-mint-at-san-francisco-coining-press-room/

http://doubleddie.com/58201.html