Ktburrell Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I Have never come across a coin like this. I need to know what to do with it. I put a ? Mark at the date because the last number is hard to tell. The whole coin is one of a kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Sorry to say, that coin has just been badly damaged. Welcome to the forum though! Edited July 28, 2022 by l.cutler Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktburrell Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 3:07 PM, l.cutler said: Sorry to say, that coin has just been badly damaged. Welcome to the forum though! You can not feel the indentation on the coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Agree with @l.cutler. This is a damaged 1940 wheat cent. Perhaps you have some grease that filled the die, but it is really too damaged to tell at this point. Unfortunately, it is not very collectible in this shape. But, it's still fun to see older coins in change - still doing their job. Welcome to the forum! Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhoopster Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Sorry, but it is badly damaged. Something like this cannot come from the minting or die making process Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Same as above, just a damaged coin is all I see. I would spend it but nothing wrong with sticking it into a flip if that is what you want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Tatum Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Your photography is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Spend it. Common damage. Do you think any national mint would release coins looking like that? (Also, try reducing the software image compression on your phone/camera - parts of your photos are blurry because of that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Almost ALL damaged coins are “one of a kind”. It still doesn’t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
