there is nothing in the fields to suggest it was smashed or scraped or anything.... I see a similar cent posted in roll-searchers thread by Lather but lets hear everyone's thoughts.
It looks as though some object may have "pushed" the "1" out of position. If you have access to a microscope, look at it under high magnification. You might be able to see where the base (horizontally) has broken away from the field. Chris
Rolling machine damage. Because of the way the dies are made, it just isn't possible for a single digit in the date to be misplaced.
I just find it so strange that the digit could move like that without becoming detatched. I would ass-ume that the force required would have left a scrape, but now looking at it on the computer screen I believe I can make out the base of the 1 in the correct position. I just was perusing the roll-searchers thread and when I saw http://www.cointalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=65022&d=1262728369 I thought, well if there are more than one then maybe.......
This is caused by the finger that rolls over the end of a bank type roll. the reason you see so many is the crimper would hit them all in approx. the same spot. You see this type damage on many different years so it isn't caused by the die and is post mint damage. Richard
