2017-P Error Cent

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In my opinion this is a damaged coin.
Keep looking there out there. Study on the minting process. What kinds of errors happen at the mint and how they happen.
Good luck and happy hunting

 

Welcome to CT.

Damaged coin, not a mint error.

 

So how does a coin get damaged with the imprint of the word (one) stamped sideways on the reverse? Damaged as in ...when it was made?

 

Thanks

 

it was put in a vise and squished together and thats why you see the word one backwards.

 

Correct. Vise job. Intentionally damaged after it left the US Mint. Why? Only the person that did it would know the answer.

 

Another cent was placed against this one and squeezed, this pressed a backwards "ONE" into this coin.

 

Gotcha...thank you all for replying.

 

Creative bored people with vises! "hmmmm, what do I want to do....I think i will go out in the garage and smash two pennies together". Maybe he was pretending he worked at "CERN".