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    1981-D Lincoln Penny

    I was helping a friend out who was trying to coinstar a bunch of coins (found some cool coins). I have always "collected" in the sense I find stuff I like and have read a little. This one made me read a whole lot. And I still have no idea what this is. I have read several books. Studied the images. I even wrote a program to pull images of the web to try and get somewhere but I haven't seen anything quite like it.

    Anyone know and could point me to the right literature. I like it but would love to know more. First error coin to really intrigue me and I imagine it is real. But would love to know something about this a little bit more and be able to definitely be able to paint it for what it is fake, or a particular error. If I am in the right ballpark these are faked a lot. But it would be odd to me that this would be in the sense I found it. My friends dad said he got it originally in 1991 and it had always been around and several times been saved from the coinstar due to it being rejected.

    Thanks. It is much appreciated.
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    In my opinion, it's one of several coins that were stacked in a vise and screwed down with extreme pressure. The give away on most "vise jobs" is the smearing of the coin and damage to the rim. Another is that the extra impression is backwards. You can use your favorite search engine to search for vise jobs. Look at the rim area, typically it is flattened and damaged. If it was an additional strike the extra area would look like a "double struck coin", you can also Google that phrase.

    Some people make these garage coins to have others scratch their heads and wonder. Some people have too much time on their hands.
    Gary Kozera
    Website: https://MintErrors.org
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      MintErrors is correct. The impression of the word "cent" is reversed. The word "liberty" is on the existing coin.

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        I agree vise coin Vise_Coin.jpg
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