? Jigsaw penny ? 1940-S what am I looking at?

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#1 Unread post by DamenDarko »

So recently discovered there is a coin shop in town. sort of. I drove straight there once i herd. Its part coin shop part parrot rescue. no joke. and I love it. the family who runs jointly under one space. anyways found this. and got it cuz well never seen or herd of such thing. even though i consider myself a newbie. still strange as blazes. he mentioned sum thing bout the die striking to hard. anyone have an idea. the cracks seem introverted not extroverted as you'd seen in die cracks. plus sum of them extend onto the collar/rim. the last picture is the flip he had it in...that's how was labeled but haven't found zip info. on such a thing?
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#2 Unread post by Paul »

"Die striking to a hard"................. RUN!

This is nothing more than surface deterioration
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#3 Unread post by DSCoins »

Paul wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:28 pm "Die striking to a hard"................. RUN!

This is nothing more than surface deterioration
I agree with Paul here. Run and don't go back. I would try and return it or write off as a lesson learned.
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#4 Unread post by DamenDarko »

yeah wasn't sure bout all that die striking to hard. For a buck. looks neat.

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but thank you for confirming, cuz i looked every where, and was like theres no such thing. cant be, so i came here, thank you. damen~

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#6 Unread post by Daniel »

I agree with PAUL. No matter how hard the die strikes a planchet it can't shatter or crack it like this and if the die was like this then it would be raised on the coin. It's just an interesting but damaged coin.

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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

I agree with all of the above. Especially the part about not going back (after you get a refund). While I am NOT saying the dealer is trying to scam people, it is obvious that at the very least they have no idea what they are doing. Another possibility on this one is people used to varnish their coins to preserve them. Varnish can crack in this kind of pattern over time. Maybe that is what you have??
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#8 Unread post by DamenDarko »

yeah, that makes sum scense. that and exposed to high heats would do just that. I was born an artist. so yeah think you might have nailed it? I kinda like it cuz its unique looking. which it is at that, LOL!

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#9 Unread post by Earle42 »

Artsy Abe?! Not bad 😊
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