1980 one cent mint mark error?????/

what do you think ???

 

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looks as if it was ground off

 

mmm..maybe

 

Ok, I'm not going to speculate if it looks genuine or synthetic BUT I will comment that how would it be possible for "D" to be imprinted in such a way that it is rotated 135 degrees counter-clock wise and the top and straight side of the D be deeper impressed into the actual planchet ??

 

were they doing it by the hands back then???

 

This does not look like a mint mark to me . It looks as if something has dug into the coin and pushed up some metal to make it look like a mint mark. of course I'm just looking at a photo and photos can be confusing.

 

I agree with rascal, it doesn't have the right shape for a mintmark.

 

you hit the nail on the head my chap..

 

Mike, can you get a better picture of that area.. My first guess is that a coin counting machine has moved the MM. but I can not see any trails from the moving.. I think its an interesting piece and should have a deeper in hand look. If you need somebody at CONECA to take a peek let me know.

 

hope this help

 

I think it is definitely PMD. As rascal said, something gouged it and pushed metal up. You can even see the striations within the gouged area.

Chris

 

That's the way I see it too.

 

Now I can see it.. Certain its damage. Thanks for the better pics..

 

There was never a mint mark on that cent.
What you have there is a crater caused by a hit.

 

thanks for help everybody!!!