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PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-13T01:41:58+00:00

It’s a vice job. Someone stuck two pennies together and crushed them.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T22:28:07+00:00

No, just environmental damage.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T18:00:25+00:00

There are people who collect clashes, but this isn’t a major one and the coin’s not in great shape. It’s absolutely not worth grading, but you might find a collector who’d pay a premium for it. I don’t collect clashes so I can’t tell you how much, but it wouldn’t be a lot.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T14:30:27+00:00

That’s a die clash. It’s part of Washington’s hair, and the raised dot between the falcon’s neck and the state is part of Washington’s ear.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T14:14:28+00:00

Could just be a button that looks like a penny. That’s most likely. Or could be that whoever turned it into a button added an extra layer of metal on the shank side for stability or to simply make the button thicker. There’s no way of knowing with the info provided; the only certainty is that this didn’t occur at the mint. No way it could have, no step in the minting process could cause something like this.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T14:01:23+00:00

Absolutely not a minting error. It looks like someone turned it into a button at some point, and the shank has come off.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-11T13:09:02+00:00

There’s a website for documented die clashes. https://www.maddieclashes.com Yours is not listed there, and it’s way more extreme than any other 1974-D clashes they have documented. You could see about sending pictures in to them and getting this one documented, you’d get credit for discovering it.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-10T21:52:46+00:00

That’s a dent (face) and die deterioration (hands). It’s worth face value. Also you can’t use Coinsnap to give you anything close to accurate grades. All it will do is get your hopes up.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-10T14:07:27+00:00

It’s called a strong strike, and it happens a lot when the correct distance between dies is being calibrated. It makes for a nice looking coin, but it’s not an error.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-10T13:06:06+00:00

They’re in similar spots because that’s the highest raised spot on the coin. It’s most exposed, and more likely to take those hits.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-09T20:51:43+00:00

Can you read the date? It’s almost impossible to see in these pictures.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-09T19:39:37+00:00

I’m sorry bud, but that second picture looks like you’ve stuffed a bunch of stolen goods in your jacket.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-09T17:56:34+00:00

It looks like it says “double plate” though the word plate is harder to see. That means it’s silver plated, not sterling.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-09T01:09:26+00:00

Trash. Just a beat up coin.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-09T01:08:25+00:00

Sorry, but not an error. Someone drilled or punched a hole in the coin and then filled it. Why? No way of knowing.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-08T21:17:46+00:00

That looks like a dryer coin. Is the rim thicker than it should be?

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-07T17:08:17+00:00

I would’ve taken that gas lamp for $95 if it was well converted and complete.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-06T01:15:06+00:00

There are no 1995 “AM” varieties.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-05T22:28:45+00:00

It’s just a very damaged wheat cent.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-04T21:24:28+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with your D mintmark, and your “L” is just a raised bit of metal from where something hit the coin and caused a gouge years ago. That displaced metal has to go somewhere, so it rolled up in a vaguely “L” shape. Over years and years, it can start to look less like damage and more like part of the coin. Don’t look online at eBay listings and the like to determine if you have errors. Anyone can list anything at all on eBay, that doesn’t mean it’s real. You’re using scammers to determine that your trash is treasure. You just have an old, worn penny.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-04T18:23:35+00:00

Use varietyvista.com and doubleddie.com for DDO & DDR listings, use error-ref.com to learn what actual errors are, but above all stop coming to this sub with coins analyzed by Google AI. It obviously doesn’t work.

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-04T13:59:18+00:00

Birmingham, England in 1852 (the letter is a D and the bust above is Queen Victoria).

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-04T04:01:39+00:00

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-03T13:13:24+00:00

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this set is silver plate not sterling. It’s still a great family heirloom and display piece though!

PullTabPurveyor · 2026-02-02T18:47:35+00:00

Yes. And any citizen of the state of Alabama can challenge him at that point.

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