1919 penny error?

[twiasp]

Hello, I recently decided to look through some random rolls of wheat pennies that I rolled up as a kid about 20+ years ago. I found this one amongst them and wanted any advice on it from the vast knowledge here on the website. On the obverse right side the coin is bent towards the reverse side, also the area seen on the obverse near the bottom left of the coin seems to have letters marked into the rim, and on the reverse in the same area there are also letters marked in the rim area. Thank you in advance for help me in understanding how this happened or any information you can provide. =)

 

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[l.cutler]

It is just damaged, someone pressed another coin into it.

 

[twiasp]

Any information or knowledge to pass on to me as to how its easily identified as someone did this and not a mint error? To help me learn how to spot real errors vs experiments by someone.

 

[dustywallen]

It appears unto me that someone has taken this cent as well as another, placed them in some kind of vice or something and have pressed them together. Again this is just my opinion. I have been wrong before. Keep looking and keep searching about this coin though.

 

[l.cutler]

The lettering is reversed and incuse, the only way this could happen is from another coin pressing into this one. If it was double struck, the lettering would be normal. The damage on the reverse is probably from a vise, or where the coin was hit with a hammer to squeeze the coins together.

 

[dejapooh]

After Mint Damage...

 

[CaliShawnNokc]

The lettering is reversed and incuse, the only way this could happen is from another coin pressing into this one. If it was double struck, the lettering would be normal. The damage on the reverse is probably from a vise, or where the coin was hit with a hammer to squeeze the coins together.

He never said it was double struck. He asked what the error would be. I have a post that I made asking a question and Bigscores said "most of the double-sided coins known are the result of brockages, where a coin gets caught in the die and flipped over, then the incoming planchet is struck by the obverse/reverse die and the coin stuck inside the striking chamber with it.

 

[l.cutler]

OK, doesn't resemble a brockage either, the incuse image wasn't done with that much pressure, the pressure was applied unevenly and brockages seldom have vise or damage marks on the opposite side. The main point being, it is a damaged coin, not an error.

 

[dig kzoo]

It was possibly intentional or possibly a coin stuck and was stuck on the die when your blank was struck as posted above.

 

[enamel7]

It was possibly intentional or possibly a coin stuck and was stuck on the die when your blank was struck as posted above.

Enough already! This is a garage job. It didn't happen at the mint. Not an error!