Is this a damaged coin or some kind of error?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Comfortably Numb, Dec 26, 2020.

  1. Comfortably Numb

    Comfortably Numb Active Member

    Not sure on this one whether just damage or a brokerage or what. Any help would be appreciated. IMG_1252.JPG IMG_1253.JPG IMG_1253.JPG
     
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Definitely damaged.
     
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  4. Kentucky

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  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

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  6. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Worn and Damaged . sorry for your loss.:(
     
  7. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Your coin looks like it was run over by a train.
     
  8. Comfortably Numb

    Comfortably Numb Active Member

    Just a mystery to me what did it. If a hammer wouldn't there be round spots from hammer blows. A train wouldn't it be completely flat where the train ran over it. I believe it is damaged also but with what I wonder....
     
  9. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    ...one well placed blow...
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  10. NOS

    NOS Former Coin Hoarder

    Not necessarily. I placed many a coin on train tracks in my younger days when I'd visit Chicago. What would happen is the vibrations on the track from the impending train would often move the coin either to the edge of the track and sometimes completely off of it without even going over the coin. This would frequently leave partially flattened coins as seen like the one in the OP's post.
     
  11. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Actually.. Yes it would. There are many stories of kids putting coins on train tracks to get that effect. You could put a coin halfway on the track and only half would get flattened.
     
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  12. Inspector43

    Inspector43 Celebrating 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Here is one I put on the tracks back in the 50's. Note that it is not perfectly smashed. Train Penny Rev.jpg Train Penny.jpg
     
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  13. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    Keep in mind that many National Parks have hand presses to distort a cent to make your own souvenir. Under some conditions, it's quite easy to flatten one.
     
  14. Inspector43

    Inspector43 Celebrating 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    There are many ways to replicate that. But, the most common is the railroad track.
     
  15. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    You all are making me want to go metal detect an old train track bridge. Found three when I was there years ago.
     
  16. Inspector43

    Inspector43 Celebrating 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    How do you MD an old train track bridge? Those old ties are full of imbedded metal.
     
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  17. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    The rails of train tracks are not flat on the top. They not not usually flatten a coin 100%.
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  18. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    It's all of the surrounding area.
     
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  19. slackaction1

    slackaction1 Supporter! Supporter

    Can't you set those detectors to discriminate against iron. I have placed coins on top of the other coins and tried to smash them together before went slow and fast over them back and forth several times.. they become elongated.
     
  20. slackaction1

    slackaction1 Supporter! Supporter

    A wheel on a train car or engine the contact surface between rail and wheel is about the size of a dime, wheel is beveled, rail as someone on here said is not flat its sloped also. They sure look flat don't they.. That long piece of 136 lb rail 90 foot long bends like a piece of spaghetti.
     
  21. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    You definitely can. Except I like finding old toys also, which tend to ring on the lower end Iron, nickel, pull tab.
     
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