the 0 was hit on the lower right. you can see metal movement, and it was folded up. happens much more than you think. no one seems to provide the proper care for each and every coin they ever come in possession to prevent scratches, dings, dents, gouges, etc as they would anything else of value.
@GDJMSP Wouldn't it be nice if we had a thread pinned to the top of the Error Coins forum entitled, "Post photos of your PMD here!". That way, people could browse through to see if there were any images that looked like their coin. What do you think, Doug? ~ Chris
trouble is, for most people if it is not *exactly* like their coin, of which it never is based upon their interpretation, then they think otherwise ...
If people took the time and had a little initiative, they could/should search the forum first. 99% of their answers are already here.
In that case, we would need to have a disclaimer included in the original post...…. "Anyone who is unable to find any similarity between these examples and their coin might consider taking up knitting." ~ Chris
Most of them don't even know what their PMD is called. How can you expect them to search for "I don't know!" ~ Chris
There should be a basic "Damage 101" test as part of the forum membership or required video to watch. That would eliminate the true coin collector/enthusiast from the one-timer newbie.
No, because copper cents are an alloy, not Grade A copper, and it costs more to extract the copper than it is worth. ~ Chris
You're not being annoying, but most people who are "lured" into searching for errors hoping to make money really have no idea what most errors are called. So, even using the CT Search function will most often prove useless. ~ Chris
Welcome to CT Scott. Prior to 1982, cents were made of a copper alloy and being a soft metal, it was easy to move devices (image, lettering, numbers) fairly easily, so another coin simply hitting against it would cause movement and thus anomalies. Keep checking your change and have fun.
