1967 Busted Die, PMD Cent ?

First I thought PMD but with the areas raised I'm not sure ? Perhaps a broken die ? Thanks for any help.

 

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Altered coin. Do you really think a broken die would look like dread locks on old Abe?

 

I agree with Rick. Looks like someone was making a hobo penny.

 

look like a lamination you should post this in coincommunity

 

Do you need need new lenses?

 

No. Do a search on 'hobo coins' and you will see that people engrave, etch, carve, or otherwise alter the bust on any given denomination coin to change the appearance of the bust. It is considered a form of art.

Though this one is crude as far as hobo coins go, some are fantastic and sell for lots of money.

I think it's neat

 

lmao i feel like a noob

 

i mean iam a noob smh

 

Could it be a glue job? How did the dreadlocks get raised if it's a carving?

 

it's definately a hobo coin , the dreadlocks are raised because the maker used a tool that dug into the coin metal and pushed the raised areas up. a damaged coin will often have damage that is raised because sometimes when something bumps into a coin it digs into the metal and pushes it up in the same way this coin was atered.

 

Thanks. Is that known as metal chasing?

 

Yeah it's chasing.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...asr-rJVFpzGg_oeVQ&sig2=83VtszZeQvZy5nVFYfq3pQ

 

If he'd been growing them since '67 (pick your century), I think Abe's dreads would be longer than that by now.