Found this in my collecting adventures. Nice first-year memorial penny. http://i51.tinypic.com/149aybb.jpg It's a 1959 Denver mint with a very suspicious looking 9, it doesn't look like it was damaged in the 52 years it's been in circulation, it looks like a geniune error! But that's why I came here asking, because there are people here with more experience than I have. I'm just a kid who gets a rush finding old wheat pennies and pre 64' silver coins. Thanks Chris
I'm still not sure how the visible damage could have been caused post-mint, I mean how can you move the raised part of a number without leaving a ding, dent or scratch? Maybe I'm missing out on how soft coins are?
Hobo told you the truth . coins are made out of really soft metal and something pushed the 9 on your coin to the left taking the top part of the 9 to this new place. It will take you a good while to learn about error coins and how they are made. just keep after the error coins and you will learn as you go. back when I started out we didn't have computers and it is easier to learn now days.
