1977 Odd Sized Penny

[N-6600]

I haven't posted anything in a long time, but I have been doing a lot of penny roll searching lately, and yesterday I came across one that I thought I would share here and see what some you think. I try my best to take good pictures, but I am still learning on full coin shots with my cell phone.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to look. If it is anything at all, I would be happy to send to one of you so you can get an in hand look. It weighs 2.97grams. It is basically dime size.

Mark

[occnumis2021]

severely damaged. it did not leave the mint like that.it almost looks encased but i don't think it is.

[ariel cabrera]

I haven't posted anything in a long time, but I have been doing a lot of penny roll searching lately, and yesterday I came across one that I thought I would share here and see what some you think. I try my best to take good pictures, but I am still learning on full coin shots with my cell phone.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to look. If it is anything at all, I would be happy to send to one of you so you can get an in hand look. It weighs 2.97grams. It is basically dime size.

Mark

The specialists of this forum do not like comparisons, I tell you from experience, just publish the coin and what you see, improve the photos.

[signofthedimes]

I would have to think the collar forming comes after the strike, (seeing this subject) whatever collar that was set up for. I know collar strikes don’t cover the die strikes on Lincoln Cents, so…COOL FIND

A 17mm foreign copper coin planchet
in 1977?

Heres a list of foreign coins minted by the US Mint.

https://libertycoinservice.com/wp-co...-mint-type.pdf

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, the reverse has a look of a dryer coin. It simply rolls around in the dryer, bouncing and gets slightly smaller over time.

[N-6600]

The specialists of this forum do not like comparisons, I tell you from experience, just publish the coin and what you see, improve the photos.

Thanks for the advice and adding to the discussion.

[lionmc13]

Remember, the proto-rim is upset when a blank becomes a planchet. The rim is fully formed when the coin is struck and the expanding metal contacts the collar, the third die. When a Lincoln cent is struck on a dime planchet part of the proto-rim is destroyed, struck flat. If there is lettering at that point, it goes to the very edge of the coin. The rim on this coin would have had to have been created after being minted since it pushes into the lettering instead of the lettering going on top of the rim. I like MintErrors suggestion.

I still think it's a neat find and I've never found one...

[N-6600]

Remember, the proto-rim is upset when a blank becomes a planchet. The rim is fully formed when the coin is struck and the expanding metal contacts the collar, the third die. When a Lincoln cent is struck on a dime planchet part of the proto-rim is destroyed, struck flat. If there is lettering at that point, it goes to the very edge of the coin. The rim on this coin would have had to have been created after being minted since it pushes into the lettering instead of the lettering going on top of the rim. I like MintErrors suggestion.

I still think it's a neat find and I've never found one...

Thank You! I agree that if nothing else, I have never found anything like this one before.

[onecent1909]

Sorry... This is 100% Post mint strike damage.... a cent without a collar would be larger then a cent... For 1977 the rim covering the letters can not happen as the lettering goes to the rim with a space between them, on the die.

[Dutch-Tigger]

I am 100% with MintErrors, A dryer coin that didn't stay long in mom`s giant electric piggy bank
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