1891 Canadian penny help
1891 Canadian penny help
hello I'm new here but I wanted to get help on this penny. it looks like the o in victoria is not right. what do you think?
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Re: 1891 Canadian penny help
Welcome to the forum. Copper is a soft metal and easily pliable, you can see both sides of the 0 have been pushed to the left by something. It is not caused by the minting process, it is called post mint damage and adds no extra value.
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Re: 1891 Canadian penny help
Yes, something struck the coin at the "O" after it left the mint and into circulation. The cent is bronze(well more than 90% copper) and easily susceptible to damage that shows somewhere.
Bill in Burl