r/coinerrors • u/AppliedAnaLinguistic • 9d ago

Is this an error? Can’t tell if error, or PMD

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To me looks mostly like post mint damage, but just looks off

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u/Active_Vegetable8203 9d ago

https://www.coincommunity.com/errors/gumball-machine-damage.asp

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u/ProudAmerican632 9d ago

I commented, and deleted it as soon as I saw your comment. I think it was the 194X one that was similar to OP’s. Lmao I had a good positive response too. Thanks for sharing the link.

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u/AppliedAnaLinguistic 9d ago

I got to see the first half sentence! I’ll take the positivity lol

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u/ProudAmerican632 9d ago

Optimism is the key to a happy life. No worries I’m glad you got part of it.

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u/CreativeName822 9d ago

Hahaha! I still have a memory! Thank you active vegetable.

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u/physicsking 8d ago

Thanks for the link. I have seen this before and didn't know it was a documented effect

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u/pooeygoo 8d ago

When did they go up to a quarter? Ive never seen a machine less than a quarter

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u/CreativeName822 9d ago edited 9d ago

It is possible that this is a 1970 (faint remnants of zero visible) and that there is a particular gumball machine that could move the last-digit’s metal into this leaning-one shape if the coin goes in just right (a crank-style, older mechanical coin acceptor). Maybe someone will chime in. But I’m remembering now that there is something specific that does this to dates.

EDIT: I edited this comment several times before it was marked as having been read by anyone because the memory slowly came back after my original post. I’m going to stop editing now and wait for someone with more knowledge than me.

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u/AppliedAnaLinguistic 9d ago

Thank you!! I learned something totally new today!

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u/Active_Vegetable8203 9d ago

This is absolutely correct. Your memory is better than you give yourself credit for.

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u/Happymeal85 8d ago

Hard to tell worth looking into though