Took the kids for a day at the amusement park. I’m sunburnt and exhausted. I’ll do photos. Just once I get settled....... I am an old coin guy but CT has me looking at my change at the end of the day for oddities. Today I picked up a 2019 cent bereft of a raised rim on the obverse. Nothing spectacular to look at but I am curious to know what step in the process was missed. Isn’t the die situated in such a way that the anvil strike can’t help but raise a rim?
Photos.... Nothing really to look at. Absolutely no obverse rim from about four o’clock to about nine o’clock.
Looks normal to me. The newer cents don't have the pronounced rim like the older ones do. I'm not sure why.
Ok, yeah.... I did dig some other recent cents out to gander at. You are right. The rims are much less pronounced these days.
59?!?! That's ancient! Take it from the 35 year old guy who groans and pops and cracks every time he has to get up from his bed/couch/chair.
I loved the Amusement Parks when I was young. The rides were 5 cents and 10 cents. This was late 40's and early 50's. Man, the change contained a whole spread of types. I always liked to help them close. Everyone but me hated to roll coins. I guess they thought I was a nice guy because I helped for free.
You old timers make me jealous with your talk of all the coins you saw in circulation when you were younger.
I am very concerned about the future of my children and grandchildren. I don't think they will every have the opportunities that my generation had.
Unfortunately, I agree 100%. I worry about my children, and they are only 8, 3 , and due in 5 weeks. They are going to have a tough time.
Probably a change in the profile of the edge of the planchets from the upsetting machine. Slight changes in the shape of the upsetting dies can have significant effects on the striking characteristics of the coins.
Reminds me of a "Welcome Back" TV episode where 30's Mr. Kotter gets up from his fold-out bed, lets out a groan and wheels around looking frantic as he says "That's not my noise, that's my dad's noise and he didn't even start making it till he was 50."
