1944 penny..Acid, dremel or possible lamination issue?

Came across a wonderful roll of pennys that clearly came from someone’s collection and scored some decent wheats and a nice 1909 Indian. And then this one. At first site PMD just sings to me. But honestly to my untrained eyes I couldn’t eliminate some sort of lamination error. Very hard to show in the picture. But it looks like either a clipped Planchette or a clean sanding job. But what gets me is the rim on the reverse. I could use some insight.

 

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My guess is acid ?

 

Can you weigh the coin and give us a photo of the edge?

 

Pennies

The Lincoln looks like it split in half after it was struck.

 

Is this ok?

also the only scale I have available at the moment is giving me 2-3 grams. I can’t get anything more detailed until I get it home on my powder scale.

 

Haha. I love auto correct on phones these days.

yeah it does. But it looks like there’s markings from a grid set on that edge doesn’t it?

 

Split after strike error. You have the Obverse side.
IMHO

Here is one from my collection. The Reverse side.

 

Very cool. Thank you for your thoughts.

I placed it on the scale in a few spots and it’s reading 2 grams consistently.

probably the most interesting register find I have come across is a long time!



so looking at other examples online it does look like a split planchette. That texture looks daily consistent between like examples

 

@707 The Lincoln Cent is damaged but only because of that straight edge at 6 o’clock. That was ground down. Very unfortunate. I agree with Paddyman, the planchet split in half after the coin was struck. I don’t have a copy of mine but the look is there and he is good with errors. I’d keep it despite the damage.

 

I agree. As I think I had said in earlier post is that the marks look like it was put to a grinder of sorts.

very unfortunate but yet such a cool register find! I’m definitely keeping it. Super interesting coin to learn from.
Really appreciate everyone’s input. I learn so much from everyone’s collective knowledge. A great hobby for the brain!

 

My thought is that the Obverse was connected with the Reverse side at that point and it broke off when the planchet was pulled apart leaving that straight edge.

 

Wow you get them frome the bank?pretty amazing.

 

Huh interesting thought that would have never crossed my brain waves. I’m going to throw it in my binder and enjoy it!

haha yep! I get a change order twice a week that I get to rummage through. And for the last 20 or so years I have based my collection primarily on circulation finds from my registers.
I regularly come across rolled coin collection dumps. It’s so fun learn

 

Some very nice finds. Thanks for posting good photos and Full Image too. My eyes thank you. LOL

 

I get what you mean but isn’t that break off point a bit to clean? Shouldn’t there be a sharp spot? It look to clean and when I blow up that edge photo, it looks like it was ground down.

We may both be right. It could’ve broken off just as you said and the person that had it at that time ground now the sharp edge that I’m referring to. Wouldn’t that be something?

 

Agree that the 1944 is a split planchet (post strike). I also feel that the edge likely resulted from a fracture and not ground but am not 100% certain.

The Indian looks like PMD, IMO

 

I got a little excited when I saw the pics after reading the title. It definitely looks like a split planchet as others have pointed out.

Awesome find!

 

Thanks everyone! It is always fun to be surprised on everyone’s thoughts when I was feeling it was for sure a bored person playing with power tools and acid.


Do I dare ask……is this a coin to slap in a little folder or possibly send in??
I just put it in a little flipper and slipped it into my binder

 

Put in a flip and then your binder.

 

Yep! It’s sitting pretty in my binder now. I love the new edition

thanks for all the info