Bought a roll of pennies online, these were in it, thoughts?

[gold_fever-migration]

 

 

Crazy eh?

[Coindude]

Looks like a possible lamination and a possible blow torch.

[gold_fever-migration]

Yeah, could be. I don't know about the blow torch tho' I can see 3 lines, almost like the die struck 3 times...I don't know though

[physics-fan3.14]

I am inclined to say both of those are post mint. The second has the appearance of being dipped in acid.

[L1ncolnF4n]

I'm gonna disagree with physics on the first...I think Coindude's on with Lamination...the second I think Physics nailed the acid on the head...

[physics-fan3.14]

I'm gonna disagree with physics on the first...I think Coindude's on with Lamination...the second I think Physics nailed the acid on the head...

 

I do not think its a lamination for three reasons - first, and most importantly, I have never seen a lamination with a perfectly circular cutout. The smooth arcing circle, with the same diameter as the Lincoln, almost certainly means it is some other sort of error at best. Second, the line through the middle of the affected area is inconsistent with a lamination. Third, the rim shows absolutely no trace of lamination - it is perfectly formed. The appearance of this Lincoln really looks post mint damage to me, not a lamination.

[James_OldeTowne]

The first cent has some potential as a mint error. The second has been extremely harshly whizzed in the NE direction.

[Bugmann1974]

First one, struck through leaf?

 

 

[michael]

from the not too good photos but better photos then i could ever do; both are post mint

[L1ncolnF4n]

I'm gonna disagree with physics on the first...I think Coindude's on with Lamination...the second I think Physics nailed the acid on the head...

 

I do not think its a lamination for three reasons - first, and most importantly, I have never seen a lamination with a perfectly circular cutout. The smooth arcing circle, with the same diameter as the Lincoln, almost certainly means it is some other sort of error at best. Second, the line through the middle of the affected area is inconsistent with a lamination. Third, the rim shows absolutely no trace of lamination - it is perfectly formed. The appearance of this Lincoln really looks post mint damage to me, not a lamination.

 

I've seen a lamination that was very similar to that before, but it very well may be post-mint.