lincoln cent

[tokens70]

Anyone know what happened to this cent looks like it was probably a wheat, maybe not, I dont know.

 

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[72cheyenne]

Looks like the edge has been hammered over on itself.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont know what it is but it looks like someone has been beating it with a spoon to make a ring. This is usually only done with silver.

 

[tokens70]

INTERESTING!!! Thanks

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

People do many strange things with bored moments and pennies.

My personal best is an Indian Head penny that is beaten out flat to the size of about a half dollar with hundreds of tiny little taps.

My favorite is a 1909-s VDB I found flattened beyond recognition on the RR tracks.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im not so sure yours is a penny. Maybe its one of those magic trick coins. Can you take a pic side by side with a penny for size comparison?

Another possibility is that the coin got caught in a washer water pump or dryer. Here are some other examples of water pump or dryer coins. Odd thing about yours is the back is smooth.


Here is another spooned coin (right). http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/InTheNews.htm

September 12, 2004 -- One of the more exotic alterations that almost all errorists will encounter at some point in their travels is what I refer to as a "Spooned Coin" (for lack of anything better to call them at this point.) Robert "Murphy" Tingle of New Albany, Indiana sent in images of one to share with readers. He affectionately refers to it as his "elephant man cent." He was told it was made, "after minting by the process called spooning. It is smaller than a normal cent ... and the edge is very smooth and rounded, as if tapped many times by a spoon."
In fact, that is pretty much the standard explanation given by most specialists as to how coins with this configuration are created. As the story goes, in the days of WWI ...

Read The Rest Of The Story Here http://conecaonline.org/content/OhNo.htm

 

[tokens70]

I know, the back appears to have nothing on it, dont quite understand that one myself. Anyway , yes I will post another pic with a penny for scale. thanks again to all!!! chris

 

[Desy5]

Hello! What are the results? Did you learn anything? Interesting.

 

[sutphin]

SOMEBODY BEEN TUNING ON THAT THING