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<p>[QUOTE="Blindbowman, post: 1306544, member: 34389"]<br><br>if you look close , the letter b is not on the surface of the coin at all . this is not damage to the coin the letter is not on the coin at all...i would beleive you could have been right if the ring that was pressed into the coin face did not press the surface of the coin into the coin if it was damage from a coin machine the whole coin would show the same damage . thats clearly not the case here ..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;you can make out the edges of the double die&amp;nbsp; but when you look close it looks like the coin was struck 3 times&amp;nbsp; the coin is .012 thousands thinner then normal ,.note the letters on the back are smoother and flater then normal . this coin has been struck 2 or 3 times , as i said i am not a collector of pennies ,,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;but i am sure the mint could conferm it was struck more then once if not 3 times ..&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;i know its a odd coin .. its not for sale and i dont need money so i just wanted to see what others think of it ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br><br>to be honest with you i thaught the same thing at first , but after you take a good look you realize this damage took place when the coin was minted ...if it was not a 1993 D i would not have even given it a second look ...<br><br>has anyone ever seen a penny with this type of ring on it before&nbsp; coming from the mint ?<br><br>and what would cause it ..?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blindbowman, post: 1306544, member: 34389"]<br><br>if you look close , the letter b is not on the surface of the coin at all . this is not damage to the coin the letter is not on the coin at all...i would beleive you could have been right if the ring that was pressed into the coin face did not press the surface of the coin into the coin if it was damage from a coin machine the whole coin would show the same damage . thats clearly not the case here ..<br><br>you can make out the edges of the double die&nbsp; but when you look close it looks like the coin was struck 3 times&nbsp; the coin is .012 thousands thinner then normal ,.note the letters on the back are smoother and flater then normal . this coin has been struck 2 or 3 times , as i said i am not a collector of pennies ,,<br><br>but i am sure the mint could conferm it was struck more then once if not 3 times ..<br><br>&nbsp;i know its a odd coin .. its not for sale and i dont need money so i just wanted to see what others think of it ...<br><br><br><br>to be honest with you i thaught the same thing at first , but after you take a good look you realize this damage took place when the coin was minted ...if it was not a 1993 D i would not have even given it a second look ...<br><br>has anyone ever seen a penny with this type of ring on it before coming from the mint ?<br><br>and what would cause it ..?[/QUOTE]
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