1942 D NO REVERSE

[CarolinaGent]

This 1942 D has no reverse. Would this be a Brockage ?

[PNWMAKES]

How does it weigh? Can I see a picture of the edge? kinda looks like the reverse was removed mechanically outside of the mint. Just my opinion.

[CarolinaGent]

It’s 2.8 grahams and the edges are smooth as a baby’s rear the back is just a blank planchette

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, that makes it a suspect for some one using an abrasive to remove the back.

You will have to look closely to see if you can see any evidence of scratches or swirls. It's tough to tell if they used high grit Emory cloth that should leave fine scratches, or a lathe, that did not.

It does not look like it was struck through an early stage die cap.
Struck through grease or debris rarely remove 100% of the details.

[CarolinaGent]

Mr Gary the only scratch’s is from some @$$ hat scratching his name in the back of the coin on the flat side other than that nothing. If it’s not tampered with what would cause such an error or is it even possible ?

[Gcantrell7]

That definitely happened after it left the mint. There would be some sign of a rim. Probably grounded down by the same person that tried to carve his name. The low weight also is a dead giveaway.

[mustbebob]

This is most definitely post mint damage. How it happened is anyone's guess, but the very fact that the rim is gone is proof positive that it is PMD. I will say again that if we know how the coins are made in the first place, we can frequently eliminate many things. Based on how the rims are made (upsetting mill) there is no way it can only make a rim on one side of the coin. The coin is 80 years old also. Plenty of time for someone to mess with it.