Found this cleaning through my boat, markings are on both side looks grooved almost like it went through a press, everything is perfectly lined up and symmetrical on both sides, so extremely unlikely that somebody did it, but couldn't find any machine error that looked like it, six grooves etched in, both sides of the coin along the outside close to the edges, looks like something stamped both sides at the exact same time with zero margin for error all grooves are the same depth and size
Very blurry pics, but it's clear it was probably done with a chisel. Either way it's 100% PMD and not an error.
How could that be like I said it's on both sides exactly the same spots same depth same length and no scraping or change in the die, no stripping of the metal? How could someone do that?
The thing to remember here Mark, is that damage is unlimited. In other words people can do anything under the sun to a coin to damage it. Sometimes deliberately for fun, or as part of an art or school project. Sometimes it's just damaged by the environment or run over on the street etc. Knowing what types of appearances fall within the limited range of damage that can occur during the minting process requires an understanding of the minting process itself and where these errors can occur. I can assure you the type of damage on the coin is not possible to have happened during the minting process.
Thank you I would not have thought that that would be doable without destroying it, nor can I imagine why anyone would do it, wasn't arguing just curious here's a couple better pictures as well
Thank you like I said it was just simple curiosity and I by no means understand the minting process but I am also finding that the more I read about it the more I find interesting, thank you again
I had a young man come to my house not long ago trying to sell me a set of expensive knives. His "ace in the hole" was a pair of scissors that he demonstrated by cutting into four sides of a cent and then demonstrating how sharp the scissors remained. Looked quite like this one. @Jaelus is 100% correct. There are a finite number of things that can happen at the US mint. Once that coin leaves the mint the possibilities become infinite.
Coins in general especially cents have been for centuries used for many appications.Back in the day large cents were cheaper and more plentiful then a washer! I personally have used pennies as shims, and other ways to do a quick fix. As always sometimes people have way to much time on their hands and for what ever reason destroy just for the hell of it.
Most coins are just "coins" and will never be worth more than face value in your lifetime. Unless you are addicted with hoarderitis, knowledge will enable you to spend or use them for other purposes such as balancing a table , washers ( neat on wood projects), decorations~ bathroom floor, wall hanging, targets for your high power laser, soldering tip cleaners ( which those illustrated would work well. Just draw the tip from the large edge of the cut to the point, and its cleaned. Knowledge will allow you to know when to "Hold them" and when to "Fold them". Folding a coin is harder than it sounds, but interesting things can result.
No board teens are on their I phones.......seriously! For some reason hitting the hood today right around the end of the school day I noticed 99.99% of the kids I saw walking home from school were on their phones. So they wouldn't have time to damage coins. Way to busy texting or talking ..... then destroying coins. Another note at a light at a 4 way intersection what was even scarier was ever car passing in front of me were on their phone....the cars around me all on their phones...and across the intersection yup you guessed it on the phone. BTW here it is a $50 fine to even have the phone in hand while driving even at a light! Which BTW can increase if you been found guilty of prior offences. Now I think there should be a law against cel phone usage in rest rooms...! As you enter to use the rest room and there's someone in a stall just talking and grunting away! The only hope is when you hear a splash that it was the phone! And why do old men who aren't on the phone always either talking??? And again to whom?? And at times calling on a diety for help..... what ever happen to a good read in the WC?
