1976 D PENNY - machined damage or human

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1976 D PENNY - machined damage or human

#1 Unread post by Theshoefreak »

Hello again,
I didn't post correctly last night so I watched video and I guess my subject was not descriptive enough to find. This baby boomer might have to turn them over to someone in family.
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#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

Hello! This was NOT done at the Mint therefore its Post Mint Damage. :D
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#4 Unread post by Earle42 »

Another big help for you will be to watch the (short) videos on how coins are made. The more a collector knows about the minting process, the easier to figure out if a coin is post mint damage or a mint error.
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#6 Unread post by JayEff »

This question is not a disguised insult, but a genuine question.
Shouldn’t the fresh copper be a clear sign of PMD or have there been cases where errors will color/tarnish differently?
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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Fresh metal showing is normally going to be recent damage/impact/scrape. Although sometimes removing a substance from the surface can show where the substance actually preserved them metal from oxidation (oops..."toning :D).
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