1982 Penny

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  1. ddi

    ddi New Member

    This penny has a extra tail on the 9... Is it a mint error or something else?

    1982 - 9 extra tail.png 1982 -#2  9 extra tail.png 1982 -#3  9 extra tail.png
     
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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Looks like a weird Die Break.
    Minor mint error.

    Interesting.

    But others may say it took a hit and raised the metal.
     
  4. Danomite

    Danomite What do you say uh-huh

    I’ll be in camp that it took a hit. It’s looks like a hit in the second picture due to the low area before the raised device. The third looks like a crack but it looks to uniform to me to be a crack. JMHO
     
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  5. Robert Ransom

    Robert Ransom Well-Known Member

    Tough to be sure without coin in hand and angular views. Probable hit, IMO.
     
  6. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    If it is a Zincoln, that could be a plating bubble.
     
  7. ddi

    ddi New Member

    What does it mean "it took a hit"
     
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  8. ddi

    ddi New Member

    It is a copper 3.1 g
     
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  9. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    I think damage. Looks like the top of the 9 took some damage at the same time
     
  10. Robert Ransom

    Robert Ransom Well-Known Member

    The coin was struck by a foreign sharp edged object. The resulting impact caused the surface damage to the coin.
     
  11. Sidney Osborne

    Sidney Osborne Well-Known Member

    Agree...there is a similar "dent" to the northeast, above the 82...from the 3rd photo I see 3 different results/actions: a is very small soft
    "half crater" next to b the vertical slightly curved shape and c a flattened portion of the upper western curve of the 9....?
     
  12. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It looks like it took a hit. In other words, damaged. If it is a die break it's in a strange place.
     
  13. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    I'm going with paddyman's opinion. Good luck
     
  14. ddi

    ddi New Member

    Here is 2 more photos...

    1982 -#4  9 extra tail.png 1982 -#5  9 extra tail.png
     
  15. Sidney Osborne

    Sidney Osborne Well-Known Member

    Do I see a bit of swelling about the end tip of the nine curl and some flow at the top of the nine...some sort of impact occurred....could be some small piece of debris...maybe not....agree with Ransom-- you need to have this coin in hand, pick it up and loupe it...
     
  16. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    The coin is dated 1982. Is it copper or Zinc?
     
  17. Wintry Mix

    Wintry Mix Member

    He indicated it's copper. 3.1 g
     
  18. Wintry Mix

    Wintry Mix Member

    I lean toward a die crack. I don't see a small hit like that pictured, raising that much metal for that length.
     
  19. enamel7

    enamel7 Junior Member

    To me it appears the area to the left is toned lighter, giving the appearance it was shaved from that direction, ending up pushed into the area in question. Definitely damage.
     
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  20. Danomite

    Danomite What do you say uh-huh

    This is PMD. You can see the lower (recessed) area before the anomaly. It’s like a divot, speaking in golf terms. This coin took a strike from (?) and it displaced the metal into what you see. JMHO.
     
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  21. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

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