Found this wheat penny in my pocket change and upon further examination it looks like something was pushed through from the back right above 1945, but you can see from the pics that did not happen. Any ideas on what this is?
I think you are looking at a lamination (or delamination) where the alloy mix didn't quite mix and caused part of the solid coin to separate. Collectible but don't know how much it would be worth. Welcome to CT
I have a lot to learn, the shape of the flaw looks like a solid uniform object, almost like an arrowhead was pushed through. How can the alloy mix not being mixed throughly create a shape like that. Lamination, Delamination? I'm still confused.
Here’s one of my lamination errors. I have several but this one is the best. There are detached and retained laminations. This is obviously retained.
Here’s a different one. The lower part is detached but the upper part is retained. It would be of interest to you to research lamination errors. There are some really nice ones out there.
No kidding? I did not know they could seperate like that. Still doesn't make it valuable because it's not really considered an error is it?
Laminations are errors. The mint did not design the lamination and it really can’t be duplicated. Small and Large date are varieties, so are over dates. Laminations are unique in a way. That’s why I suggested you research them. It will amaze you on some of them. Some laminations look like damage but it’s not.
Here is a loss of lamination. If you look closely the date can still mostly be seen in the area of the loss. And here is another. That has loss and retained laminations.
