Are these errors ?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by zachfromnj, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. zachfromnj

    zachfromnj Junior Member

    Hi guys, I'm new to the forum.

    I suppose i should weigh the blank planchet.

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  3. jcuve

    jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic

    Welcome to the forum!

    A little hard to tell from the pics, but to me, they all look altered postmint...and I'm not sure about the planchet - is it the same size as a normal cent? It looks a little large...
     
  4. zachfromnj

    zachfromnj Junior Member

    The blank panchet is same size as a quarter but not as thick.
    I think the pennies might have been rolled through some type of press.
     
  5. jcuve

    jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic

    I would imagine they all were rolled through something. The blank as well - it should be the same size, not larger...
     
  6. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    1st Welcome

    to cointalk
    They look like someone in shop class ran thur the sheet metal bender??
     
  7. zachfromnj

    zachfromnj Junior Member


    Yeah thats what I was assuming, thanks very much :D
     
  8. foundinrolls

    foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast

    The cents are all damaged , they are not errors.

    The quarter sized piece is a "slug". I have a dozen of them , at least. On some, the edges were even reeded to mimic a quarter.

    They have no value.

    Thanks,

    Bill
     
  9. bhp3rd

    bhp3rd Die varieties, Gems

    These are railroad coins

    These are railroad coins.
    I used to know a guy who worked for the railroad and brought these in - they find them near the tracks all the time.
     
  10. Jim M

    Jim M Ride it like ya stole it

    Bingo. I worked at a railroad for several years and these are dead ringers for the ones that we happened to set on the tracks and able to find after the Choo Choo ran them over. Imagine what about 200 tons of weight will do to a cent. If I remember correctly the cars that we made empty were 36 tons. ( Auto Haulers)
     
  11. milkman

    milkman New Member

    Look like somebody put and iron to them and made them flat a damage coins.
    Alex
     
  12. rockdude

    rockdude Coin Collector

    Some of those struck a little to the side is the results of them being further up the track and vibrated off to the side a little.
     
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