A little help please?

I just hunted my first two boxes of penny rolls. I came across this coin and was hoping someone could tell me what it is, or if its even an error.

 

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Going to say it is not an error and is post mint damage... Cool find nonetheless...

 

It's post mint damage. A lincoln was placed on top of that one and either hit with a hammer, or squeezed (like with a vice).

 

The obverse looks like someone hammered a hex-head socket into it, and I'm only guessing that whatever the mark is on the reverse is just the outline of whatever was used to support it.

Chris

 

Chris, you? Really? It is the impression of the reverse of another Lincoln, bro... Go get yourself another cup of coffee, bro....

 

Looks like a hex-head socket to me too...

 

yep hammered or pressed worth a penny.

 

Either we are looking at two different coins, or you should stop using whatever it is that you're using. On the other hand, if you are just baiting me, then I fell for it.

Chris

 

It looks like it wouldn't fit into the roll, so someone put a nutdriver on it and hit that with a hammer. The reason I say this, is I might do the same thing out of frustration. LOL

 

Nah, not baiting you bro... If I am looking for the answer to a question about coins, I put you in my top three for people I hope respond, since I find your answers top-notch, well-informed, and well-thought-out... I was legitimately surprised that you didn't catch that the thing the coin was laid on when struck by the obvious hex-head tool was the reverse of another lincoln... The memorial and the backwards 'n' of cent stand out pretty clearly... No offense at all intended, I assure you...

B

 

you know now that you mentioned it i have a screwdriver in my craftsman set that would more than likely produce the same results. not a hex bit but different bits fit into the end. thanks for seeing something i could not.

 

Why do people do things like this?

 

Looks like it was hammered with a allen head cap screw. Post mint damage.

 

Maybe, but I thought the walls were a bit thin for a cap screw, that's why I thought of a nutdriver. Maybe a 3/16" ? or a 5/32" ? But we all seem to agree that it's PMD.
And as was mentioned, it was stacked on another cent when the damage happened.

 

Thanks, but I think you're wrong about it being an image of the Memorial and the "N".

Let's examine your theory that the reverse of another Lincoln cent was used to make the impression on the reverse...........

On a normal cent, the "N" of ONE is angled about 225 degrees to the base of the Memorial and the "N" of CENT is angled about 315 degrees to the base of the Memorial. The image that you think is the Memorial is angled about 45 degrees, but the mark which you believe is the "N" is parallel to the base of that image which is impossible unless it was getting butt sores and decided to change it's position.

Chris

 

I think that the reverse is the edge of a vice's jaws. It was place on the vice and some one hit it with a socket head screw or something along that line. Ice

 

It was probably placed on top of some heavy piece of steel that had some sort of mark on it and given a good whack.

Chris

 

I just created one with a hammer and a hex head nut driver by placing two coins slightly offset... The memorial is unmistakeable, but I got half an 'm' from america on one of my attempts... I will make a better example just for fun and have the pics up tonight...

 

Like this, many vises have these holding them together.

 

Looks hammered.