1972 Lincoln cent

[Kristine]

I've never seen a penny like this before. 1972 is readable. The motto and liberty are a mess. The obverse appears to be normal. Any help would be appreciated thank you.

[MintErrors]

I've never seen a penny like this before. 1972 is readable. The motto and liberty are a mess. The obverse appears to be normal. Any help would be appreciated thank you.

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In my opinion, it appears to be post mint damage.
The coin is circulated, and that becomes an open season for coins to be abused.

It's difficult to know exactly what happened, but I will offer my opinion.

The coin was obverse (face down) in some acid based chemical. Ketchup or anything acidic will affect the coin. It will eat at the coin unevenly at different parts of the coin, leaving an uneven surface, and what I call ravines as this m
Acidic bath flows from the coin and towards the rim.

It kinda resembles a true mint error called "struck through capped die"..... But this coin shows uneven areas on the coin, pits and damage along the rim, which is associated with post mint damage.
You can use a search engine to look for a certified version of struck through late stage die cap to see how that looks in comparison to your coin. The struck through die cap should not show the pits or pools on the coin or damage along the rim, especially near IN GOD WE TRUST.

A typical Lincoln cent should weigh close to 3.11 grams, if it is copper. It's a good thing to invest in a cheap but accurate kitchen scale to weigh coins like this. They can be found on Amazon for less than 20 bucks. It is a good idea to get a scale that goes down to one hundredths of a gram, or two decimal places (x.xx) .

This coin might weigh significantly under 3.11 grams.

[MintErrors]

I can offer some help in taking photos. Its an easy process:

IF you are using a phone:

Find a box, about 6x6 or 8x8.
Place the box on the table.
Place the coin on the table, close to the base of the box.
Place the phone on top of the box and turn on the camera app.
Carefully slide the phone toward the edge so the camera can see the coin.
Adjust the coin closer if need be.
You can zoom in, but do not make the photo blurry at all.
Make sure there is no glare on the coin, use a lamp vice flash from the phone.
With the phone on the top of the box, you can stabilize the phone with one hand.
Gently tap the shutter to take a photo.

Photos are best saved as JPG.
The photos on this website have to be less than 2mb each.
You should be able to upload 8 photos per post.
If more photos are needed, you can reply to your post and add more photos.

In the text area where you add a post, just to the top left , is a camera icon.
That will toggle on/off the upload buttons.
To upload photos, click on the UPLOAD ATTACHMENTS.

After you uploaded the photos, the list appears below the UPLOAD ATTACHMENTS button.
Click the area on your post where you'd like a photo to show, like below some text.
Then just below the UPLOAD ATTACHMENTS button choose a photo to place where you clicked.
Choose either LARGE or MEDIUM and the photo should appear in your post.
If you don't add it to the post, they should appear at the bottom of your post as attachments.

If you have a photo editing app on the phone, if need be, crop most of the background out of the photo.
You should be able to draw a box around the coin.
From there use the cropping tool to remove any unnecessary background.
The cropping tool can look like a bent square.

[50ShadezofAbe]

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In my opinion, it appears to be post mint damage.
The coin is circulated, and that becomes an open season for coins to be abused.

It's difficult to know exactly what happened, but I will offer my opinion.

The coin was obverse (face down) in some acid based chemical. Ketchup or anything acidic will affect the coin. It will eat at the coin unevenly at different parts of the coin, leaving an uneven surface, and what I call ravines as this m
Acidic bath flows from the coin and towards the rim.

It kinda resembles a true mint error called "struck through capped die"..... But this coin shows uneven areas on the coin, pits and damage along the rim, which is associated with post mint damage.
You can use a search engine to look for a certified version of struck through late stage die cap to see how that looks in comparison to your coin. The struck through die cap should not show the pits or pools on the coin or damage along the rim, especially near IN GOD WE TRUST.

A typical Lincoln cent should weigh close to 3.11 grams, if it is copper. It's a good thing to invest in a cheap but accurate kitchen scale to weigh coins like this. They can be found on Amazon for less than 20 bucks. It is a good idea to get a scale that goes down to one hundredths of a gram, or two decimal places (x.xx) .

This coin might weigh significantly under 3.11 grams.

[50ShadezofAbe]

I have run across a few funky looking coins myself - these 2 coins I have not yet for sure been able to identify as damage or actual errors...Input?

[MintErrors]

I have run across a few funky looking coins myself - these 2 coins I have not yet for sure been able to identify as damage or actual errors...Input?

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In my opinion, If you intend to ask for help on a coin, it is best to start your own post. It will cut down on confusion.

The coin you showed, look like post mint damage. First one is pitted, more than likely was in the ground. Scale photos in the gallery view look good but limit a person's ability to examine them close up. This other coin is post mint damage as well either put in a lathe or other machinery. It could have been squeezed in a vice. In any event, it's post mint damage.

When you create a new post, you can look to the bottom left of the text box, and there is an upload attachments.

• Each photo has to be under 2mb each.
• You can crop the photos to save size.
• You should be able to add up to 8 photos per post. Then, if you need to add more, you can reply to your own post and add more.