Error 1937 wheat cent

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Error 1937 wheat cent

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Thinking of selling and wondering if anyone has seen an error such as this ? Any recommendations?
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Re: Error 1937 wheat cent

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Hey Rusty , Welcome ! Well, this a first for me . Can I ask a couple questions . Where and when did you acquire this penny ?
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Re: Error 1937 wheat cent

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This is not an error.
This looks like physical damage to me
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Re: Error 1937 wheat cent

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Had the coin for over forty years. Found in pocket change. Cannot see how a leaf imprint is a damaged coin. Kind of favors headdress on 1937 mercury dime. Enlarged it looks like a fern leaf or feather?
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Or a feather?
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I have no idea what I’m talking about but I don’t see how that could be damaged either. It’s cool to look at
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It is damaged, the coin has been scraped and the shape is the metal moved from the shallower area. PMD.
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#9 Unread post by Earle42 »

It does look like someone was trying to carve the surface of this. The pic makes it look like an depressed area was made to make the altered area look higher than the normal surface of the cent. There is nothing in the minting process that could make this - its damage.
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Re: Error 1937 wheat cent

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I agree but was hopefull
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