Melani616 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) Spoiler Hello out there, I'm relatively new to coin collecting so I thought I'd lean on the more educated. So thank you in advance. I have here I think a 1974 penny but something is wrong with it, any guesses on how it ended up like that? Edited October 11, 2023 by Melani616 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) Always show both sides of the coin when making inquires. From what I can tell, your 1974 CENT looks like a dryer coin which is damage but a photo of the obverse would confirm this. **Was able to open the hidden contents and can now see the Obverse. The smaller diameter and thicker rims indicate that it is a dryer coin. No premium for this. Edited October 11, 2023 by Greenstang Correct typo Melani616 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobymordet Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 HI Melani616, it can sometimes be hard to provide an explanation as to what causes damage to coins. 99.9% of the time it is PMD (Post Mint Damage), or life as I look at it. This coin is just a bit older than I am and I feel like your coin looks some days. Unfortunately, the coin looks like it was used and abused for nearly 5 decades. There are fantastic resources that can help hone your understanding of coins on the main page of the "Newbie Coin Collecting Questions", under "Basic Resources & Glossary" - one in particular is: https://www.error-ref.com/part_xi_-_non_errors/ This site will help you better understand various types of damage that life, use and people inflict on coins, purposely, accidentally, or incidentally. Melani616 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobymordet Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Also, it seems that the obverse of your coin was hidden somehow, I am not sure how you can unhide it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 9:54 AM, cobymordet said: Also, it seems that the obverse of your coin was hidden somehow, I am not sure how you can unhide it If you click on the bar that says reveal hidden contents, it will open the picture window of the obverse of the coin. Melani616 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I as well would lean towards a dryer coin in this case as it seems the rim has also been pushed over and somewhat in towards the center of the coin. That characteristic is something beyond just normal wear and circulation. Heavy circulation only would cause the rim to begin to wear down as well but does not explain the rim literally getting folded inwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melani616 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 7:39 AM, Greenstang said: Always show both sides of the coin when making inquires. From what I can tell, your 1974 CENT looks like a dryer coin which is damage but a photo of the obverse would confirm this. **Was able to open the hidden contents and can now see the Obverse. The smaller diameter and thicker rims indicate that it is a dryer coin. No premium for this. Sorry about that. And thanks for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
