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<p>[QUOTE="Capernicus, post: 1230088, member: 32248"]First of all I apologize if my terminology is incorrect, I only just got into coin collecting. Please correct me if I am not using the correct vocabulary.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a penny the other day that appeared to be damage. A triangular section of the penny looked to be broken off on the same spot on both sides. Seemed like post mint damage to me until I started to look at edge. Rather than a piece being broken off, an extra bit was there. I think that this at least (and maybe the damage on the obverse/reverse as well) was there on the original blanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took some doing but I took pictures. I am about to head off to work so I don't have time to look for the usb cord for my camera to upload the pictures (I will do so when I get home), but I really wanted to ask this question. Is this kind of damage/error worth anything? And even if it's not, is it work keeping since I think it's cool?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Capernicus, post: 1230088, member: 32248"]First of all I apologize if my terminology is incorrect, I only just got into coin collecting. Please correct me if I am not using the correct vocabulary. I found a penny the other day that appeared to be damage. A triangular section of the penny looked to be broken off on the same spot on both sides. Seemed like post mint damage to me until I started to look at edge. Rather than a piece being broken off, an extra bit was there. I think that this at least (and maybe the damage on the obverse/reverse as well) was there on the original blanks. It took some doing but I took pictures. I am about to head off to work so I don't have time to look for the usb cord for my camera to upload the pictures (I will do so when I get home), but I really wanted to ask this question. Is this kind of damage/error worth anything? And even if it's not, is it work keeping since I think it's cool?[/QUOTE]
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