is this penny worth anything?

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  1. Sheila Ruley

    Sheila Ruley The short blonde girl

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  3. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    1c

    Starting in 1982, US Cents are made from a copper plated zinc core. If something (like road rash) scrapes away the copper, you see the greyish zinc showing through as in your pictures.

    It's also called PMD (Post Mint(ing) Damage) or PSD (Post Strike Damage)

    You'll hear coins like this referred to as parking lot jobs, meaning it was dropped in a parking lot and run over by lots of cars, causing scrapes, etc.
     
  4. longnine009

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  5. Sheila Ruley

    Sheila Ruley The short blonde girl

    Okay, I was just wondering because of the perfect circle around the head of the President. And also because the perfect indentation in the house.
     
  6. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    That's not a house, it's the Lincoln Memorial.
     
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  7. Sheila Ruley

    Sheila Ruley The short blonde girl

    Sorry about that, I am trying to do this and deal with 2 kids at the same time. It was the first word that came out. I will be sure to watch how I word things. Thanks for the correction.
     
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  8. Amos 811

    Amos 811 DisMember

    face palm.
     
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  9. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Cents like that you throw in a jug.........when you get enough of them you roll them into coin wraps and then take 'em to the bank.
     
  10. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    2 kids explains it well. I understand.
     
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  11. ken454

    ken454 Well-Known Member

    PSD? so i could have a coin that was damaged after it was struck but before it left the mint?? did you just make this up?
     
  12. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    PSD == PMD

    Both occur outside the mint, it's just different terms various people use
     
  13. ken454

    ken454 Well-Known Member

    various people need to learn to use the correct terms...an not make up their own...
     
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  14. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    Wow, since when is there a single anointed arbiter of numismatic terminology?


    http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-p/

    Also see this: http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/error_coin
     
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