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1949 1cent struck through

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  • N-8362
    Gabe_Coin
    • Apr 2026
    • 3

    1949 1cent struck through

    Here you see a 1949 1cent with a very dramatic struck through on obverse and reverse. There are also other gouges, cuts, and scrapes on both sides.
    My opinion is that these other errors occurred at the same time as the major strike, even though they have characteristics more typical of post mint damage. The uniform color also leads me to this opinion.
    Am I correct?
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  • MintErrors
    Minterrors.org
    • Jun 2015
    • 4247

    #2
    In my opinion, this is all post mint damage.
    Some of it looks like road rash, recovered from a street.
    The rim on the obverse to the North looks bent slightly.
    Typical strike throughs are normally found only on one side.

    Patina has something to do with this, all it means is that the damage occurred many years ago or, it was found or intentionally put in the ground. One never truly knows how some of the post mint damages occur.

    In my experience of over 40+ years in this hobby, I have never seen an "error" that looks like this. If a coin reaches circulation, its vulnerable to all sorts of damage both intentional and unintentional.


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