I have a penny that I have taken to a couple dealers and they did not know what to think. One offered me $50 dollars for it, but I did not sell it. I bought 500 dollars worth of wheat cents years ago. It took me some time to go through all of them, but I found what looked to be an uncirculated 1909 penny. I turned it around to see if it was a vdb or not but there was no back to it. The penny is smooth like the back half peeled off. I read something on it years ago, but it was before I obtained the coin and did not pay it that much attention. I know that planchets were made out of rolled copper, but I was not sure if it is possible for it to end up like this. There is no visible damage and since it is smooth I don't think it is possible that a tool was used. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. If anyone is intered, I will dig it out of the safe and post some pictures. Thanks
1st Welcome to CT: Please post a photo of your coin, making sure the image is sharp, in-focus, up close, showing both sides, cropped close to the coin. How To Post (upload) Photos Alternatively, a scan may be of use.
Welcome to CT! A photo is really necessary to be able to give reasonable explanations. It could have been removed, and with jeweler abrasives, there could be no visible abrasions, or there are also capped die coins which may show variable amounts of the affected side, but since high pressure is in play, some noticeable distortion may be noticed in a good photo. Enjoy the forum. The search function can also find other similar questions and responses. Jim
