daggit Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Probably counting machine damage, but that is a great pic and really cool. Something sheared off the top of the 1. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Thank you for your reply Becky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Another...1936 Wheatie "peg leg R" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hi Daggit, I checked my 81 d's ( have two bu rolls of them), and them my 84 d's, to see if it might be possible yours was an 84 that got less than it should have at the mint. The '1' is quite wide, and I don't think the metal came from it. The '4' on 84's that I have does not go that far down on on the coin compared to the '8' for it to have been a '4'. After the comparisons, I am beginning to think yours might be more like a rectangular die chip that found its way to that spot on your coin. Of course, I am not an expert. And I am not sure I am making any sense here. All I know is what I guess at when I find some sort of anomaly on the coins I search. Corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hi Daggit, I checked my 81 d's ( have two bu rolls of them), and them my 84 d's, to see if it might be possible yours was an 84 that got less than it should have at the mint. The '1' is quite wide, and I don't think the metal came from it. The '4' on 84's that I have does not go that far down on on the coin compared to the '8' for it to have been a '4'. After the comparisons, I am beginning to think yours might be more like a rectangular die chip that found its way to that spot on your coin. Of course, I am not an expert. And I am not sure I am making any sense here. All I know is what I guess at when I find some sort of anomaly on the coins I search. Corky Hi Corky, thanks for checking it out anyway. I'm definately no expert ...and yes you made sense! Thanks Daggit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Picker Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Looks like post mint damage to me.. FWIW,The mint mark looks notched. Cherry Picker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Hi Corky, thanks for checking it out anyway. I'm definately no expert ...and yes you made sense! Thanks Daggit Maybe it is more fun to guess than get an expert answer... Until all the anomalies and their examples are written up in books, I will continue my guessing... hey, after all, someone has to be right at some time or another and why can't it be one of us newbies... even the experts were once newbies... (bet they don't remember that far back)... Corky (coin detective in training)... : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercoins Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Umm...this is a normal 1981 cent that has counting machine damage - just like Becky said. It's definitely not a 1984 cent, a number of things make that rather impossible. For one, 1984 cents are zinc, and this one is definitely copper. Second, this coin has the larger date style of 1981, not like a 1984 at all. Third, the digit is the wrong size and in the wrong place to be a 4. The reason it's fat is because the top half of the digit was shaved off and scooted aside. The numbers on a die are beveled like a trapezoid. That's so the coin will pop cleanly off the die after it's minted. When you shave off the tops of the trapezoids, the result looks fatter...that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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