Mint error or normal cent damage?

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Pavement penny PMD

 

What do you think there could be in the minting process that could cause this?

Chris

 

Not even normal.. Extreme Cent Damage

 

Looks like it was dragged behind a car with Newlyweds instead of cans. PMD=Pretty Much Destroyed.

 

Not sure Chris, that's why I'm here asking you guys. I'm New to the hobby.

 

A blank cut out of an entire roll of metal wouldn't look like this.

A blank going through the upsetting mill to become a planchet wouldn't look like this.

A planchet being fed into the coining chamber wouldn't look like this.

Dies are inspected before being put into service, and damage like this would cause the dies to be rejected before ever being used. Therefore, a struck coin wouldn't look like this.

The answer is...........Nothing!

Chris

 

Good info, thank you.

 

I foun this pennie in a roll. Pmd or md?

 

Oh geez. Definitely a shoe scraper I'd think.

 

I see Haley's Comet. Above that is Saturn and to the left is a squirrel in a bubble.

 

I would keep it in my opinion, due to how unique it looks. -Jp

 

Ok, so please tell me if this is considered a (red cent). Thank you guys. Let me know what you think paddy.
These are both 1988 D cents.
Thank you all

 

I'm sorry the right cent is 1988 P

 

what are you asking @CoinDetector1 ?

 

If that coin has four legs, take it out behind the barn and shoot it.

 

Rats. Dang mint rodents.

 

Someone had a lot of fun squeezing coins in a vise or using a hammer.