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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 24841719, member: 81991&quot;]I am not sure how these things find me.&nbsp; I’m surely not complaining. Here is the latest oddity that has come my way. It is a Post Mint Damaged coin that someone put a bit of forethought into. This 1881 Indian Head Cent has not only been flattened by a train, but it has also been done in combination with a common pin that was bent into a “V”. The coin itself shows some honest wear yet the word liberty on the headband says that the wear was minimal. At least the RTY does. It is impossible to say how long ago this was done but knowing it has been a while due to seeing a bit of accumulated dirt and toning inside the crevasse left by the pin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591323[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1591324[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591326[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The last three numbers of the date are prominent enough to discern. It takes a few seconds of looking closely to see them. The first 1 is not very noticeable but does not have to be with the 1881 date.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591331[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo that shows a lamination line traversing the reverse on this coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591334[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This photo shows the tapered edge where it was struck and thinned by the train wheel.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591335[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a few others for interest.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1591338[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1591340[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1591342[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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