2014 Lincoln shield cent.

I have posted this coin before but noticed something new about it the thickness is twice the thickness of a normal one.

 

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It looks to me like someone damaged the rim of the coin.

 

No it came like that

 

Look up "spooned coin" or "dryer coin" that's what happened to your coin. It's damaged junk.

 

Too bad we don't do piedfort coins.

 

Ok it's junk

 

I have a piece of advice for all hunters and pickers. There is no "junk" other than financially. There is a gentleman who has now won several awards with a competitive exhibit of coins that have been intentionally damaged. Yes, all his are Large Cents, but still...

Everything has a role, if you can find it. Tell a story with coins. /off soapbox

 

Got a question if this coin is a dryer coin wouldn't it be a different width than a normal cent? Not saying it's not a dryer coin

 

Also wouldn't the space between the letters and the edge of the coin be narrowed

 

Eventually, but there's more metal on that rim than it would first appear.

 

Also the damaged one is a hair wider than a normal cent now that I'm really looking at it

 

The presence of exposed zinc on the edge is also informative. Unlike 1943 cents, which were plated BEFORE being punched out of strip, modern cents are plated AFTER blanking.

 

What does that mean ?

 

A modern cent is punched out of zinc strip first, then plated, then shipped to the Mint, then struck.

 

Oh ok so this could not be damaged at the mint?

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

why is the reverse of the coin plated with copper then on the edge?