1940 S Lincoln Wheat Penny-Ridges on Obverse/Reverse Rims

Hi guys,

I have this 1940 S Lincoln Wheat with Ridges on the rims of the Obverse and Reverse of this penny. The edges also have bumps all around this penny. What is this?

 

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it looks man made to me not an error might of came from a battle.

 

It's definitely man-made... someone may have hit it with a screwdriver or something

 

That was a high school shop class experiment. Bored kid with hand tools.... Not a mint error at all.

 

If someone did alter this coin intentionally on the obverse and reverse, how would they get the metal soft enough to cut away at it so nice and neatly?

 

It's pretty easy... take a screwdriver and hit it against a penny... you'll see what happens

 

PMD. Appears to have been done with side cutters. Why? Who knows.

 

I also say Intentional damage.
Sorry but not a known Mint Error of any kind.

 

copper is relatively soft and easy to mangle

 

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.

 

Definitely damaged

 

Someone had some fun doing that. looks kinda cool. Sell it on etsy for $3k. Some people on etsy REALLY like their damaged coins...

 

Yes I have seen these altered coins on Etsy. The people on Etsy use the coins for art projects or jewelry.

 

More like f"art"

 

And then they sell them for $2000.