Glockin1958 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Found this 1958 d wheat penny it's strange because of the edge isn't round it looks stamped like a different countries coin. Anyone have any idea of what this is called? Worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greenstang Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Someone has for some reason filed it down. PMD. Value 1 cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockin1958 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 To me it looks crimped. But it's the same wear and tear as the the rest. Maybe picture isn't greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Even if it was crimped, it would still be damage. There is no way it looked like that when the coin was struck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Someone was testing those scissors that are advertised as being able to cut through a bronze cent, or some type of similar tool. It is just damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 There were 12 sided nickels in Canada during this period so maybe it inspired a "make your own error" job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 A secondary and much less often seen method of crimping a coin into an aluminum holder for a "lucky penny" souvenir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockin1958 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Thanks for the quick response ! Any other information on what kind of tool would crimp or press it uniformly like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawtomatic Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Glockin1958 said: uniformly like that It doesn't appear very uniform in my opinion. Looks to be enough variance to indicate it wasn't intended to be a perfect shaping. But I would use a nail head remover to try getting those square cuts off. If I remember I'll try it this weekend and share pics of the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Looks like someone was using a side cutter to reduce a cent down to dime size for use in a vending machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
