2007 possible error penny

I'm new to cointalk, hoping for some help. I have never seen anything like this. I have been looking and looking. Anybody have any suggestions??? sorry the pictures are poor quality

 

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My first guess would be photoshop but only because I have never seen this look.

 

It appears that a circular-shaped object (steel pipe or tube?) was hammered or squeezed into the coin. Since there doesn't appear to be any evidence of damage on the rest of the surfaces, I'm guessing that the obverse and reverse indentations were made simultaneously.

No offense intended, Crystal, but this should be a "no-brainer". I'm only suggesting that you need to study more about the minting process to understand how errors can and cannot occur.

Chris

 

that is what i thought at first but i noticed the lettering in the indents and thought it looked odd. I am not big into collecting, it just struck me as off, that's all. I was just looking for a little input, sorry to waste you time. And when people say "no offense" the intent is to offend, so thank you for making me feel like a complete idiot. i am sure you weren't born knowing all there is to know about coin errors, you had to learn too and that is all i am trying to do.

 

I have never seen anything like it either, thats why I posted pictures. I can assure you it's not photoshopped thanks for looking.

 

Maybe somehow...
A dime type 2 planchet got put into the bottom die then your coin fell ontop of that then another dime planchet ended up on the coin then they were struck and thats how the circular indentation ended up on your coin. Or a round metal retainer ring found its way into the coin hopper made its way in the the feeder tube and was struck between two dies in place of a normal planchet then your coin was struck after that someone noticed the loud clash sound that it would have made and then fixed it shortly after but your coin excaped to be collected later!.

All im saying is it looks like a dime planchet impression ! hold a dime up to it but remember the planchet would be a little different in size. smaller that is.

 

Is the coin thin in the area of the ring? is it in the same spot on both sides? Does the coin feel like a normal cent other then the ring. Gently stack the coin with two others make sure is straight and level. Scan it with a high dpi 1200 or better! I want to see.

 

the coin is thin in the ring area. the ring is in the same spot on both sides. the ring is smaller than a dime. it feels like a normal cent. i will get another picture up, but my camera is kind of crappy.

 

I hope these are clear enough

 

scan it or use the macro function on your camera without any zoom. Find the macro button or option that looks like a flower then depress your snap button down half way untill you see the camera auto focus and maybe beep once or twice make sure to hold the button down half way while doing this then look at your lcd screen and move the camera up and down a bit till you see the best focus of the coin on your led screen then finish depressing the snap button and it will instantly snap the shot! have fun!

 

Crystal, welcome to the forum. cpm9ball is right, as you suspected yourself. The only dumb questions are those not asked. Jral1 is to be completely disregarded as our newest troll. He will go away if we all ignore him. Sorry if he confused you in any way. Putting up with his babbling has made several of us to be more curt than we would be normally.

 

The lettering in the impression appears uneven because the pressure applied to the coin was uneven.

Crystal, you will find that when asking for input, not everyone, sometimes no one, is going to agree with a theory, but if you truly want to learn, then you must be willing to accept the good with the bad. If I thought it was a waste of time, then I wouldn't be responding.

You're wrong! Many people have a tendency to use the phrase "no offense" because too many others have a tendency to react negatively, like you. No one is trying to make you look like an idiot.

You're right! I don't know all there is to know about errors, but I did make it a point to read about them before asking questions. What books about errors have you read? I think one of the problems we have today is that the internet makes it so easy for someone to ask a question so that someone else can do the research for them. It's the easy way out.

Chris

 

Sorry to tell you that it is just a damaged coin. You can disregard certain posts in this thread...it seems some people like nothing more than to confuse others and give misinformation.

 

Thank you all for your input, it is accepted and appreciated!! I figured it was damaged, just had to make sure

 

I educate myself quite often, i haven't read any error books because as i said before, i am not big into collecting. I wasn't trying for an easy way out, I was only trying to get advice from someone who knows more than i do. A person can research a subject for hours and get information, but being told, in plain english, by an actual person is a great way to get the same information. For example: Would you rather learn to cook from a book or a Chef?
I am sorry for my reply, but you really made be feel small and dumb. My theory was/is that the coin was damaged. I am more than willing to accept any input good and bad, but you have to realize that everybody starts off low and works their way up, not everybody knows what you know and making people feel bad is no way to help them progress forward. No hard feelings, we'll start over.
Thank you for confirming my thoughts. I appreciated your knowledge and understanding of coins and their errors.

 

I agree. On all counts!

 

Crystal, I think this was an error on Chris' part. He was responding to another member (not you) and forgot to quote it. I don't think he has anything against you.

 

Dont give up! here is a link that might help and show where i was going with my earlyer post!
http://error-ref.com/indents-by-smaller-planchets.html

 

Did you happen to notice that on those coins there were NO details within the indent? If there was a smaller planchet in the way the image wouldn't strike.

 

Ya. Very well said. I felt offended when I read the reply and I didn't ask the question. I have a 2007 that I think is an error coin. I have been collecting for 40 years but I dont know much about error coins.