1939 Canadian Penny - Error or Post-Mint Damage?

Hello everyone,

I would like some opinions on this 1939 Penny. Is it an actual error or was it damaged post-mint?

It's hard to see in the scans, but on the reverse there is a bump where the punch (or whatever was used) nearly broke through the coin.

Thanks,

Karl

 

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I would say post-mint damage, esp. when looking at the last picture showing the full coin. If there is a bump on the reverse, then that is definitely a good indication that someone punched the obverse (like you stated), and there's no reason why they would do that at the mint.

 

Cool, thanks for the quick reply.

 

Yup, PMD. Nothing that I know of would cause a matching bump on the obverse. If it were a strike through, the obverse would be unaffected.

 

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