Beejay Evon

How on earth was WHAT done to this penny you have to be asking...(since there is no photo to accompany the opening question) - and the answer to that is because I hit a delete button in my settings page which I'd thought was in reference to this (entire) post in order to cyberspace it and only to find it had deleted the image I had originally uploaded only - and left the post here so it could then irritate people. there4 if your wonderin where the image went, well theirs your explanation for that. OK I'm actually not a blacksmith and therefore my plan was to register, temporarily >>>> and (only to prove a point.) which explains why I am now trying to (exit?) (for lack of what is probably the appropriate term "trying to delete my profile") and can't seem to find the "un register" button anywhere. also I can't figure out how to delete this post. so first of all Can anyone tell me how to delete this post/entire thread period ???

it's in the details. u nailed the question and i never thought anyone would ask it. to me the edge only adds to the mystery southshore because i'd noticed on my edge, on the penny i (just now) smashed with a hammer it's relatively dull just as i knew it would be versus its natural and semi gloss ORIGINAL penny edge - i.e. dull where the hammer hit ....but on this wierdo penny the flat edge is a gloss. (not like glass mind u but too shiny to be a natural penny edge) why? and in turn the natural penny edge is like a flat paint. i DID used a hammer with a smooth surface. i operated a metal detector and was accustomed to inspecting my finds closely so the edge has always puzzled me but there is one other thing being the edge is mildly faceted with slight but abrupt "inverted and into the coin" angles 3 of them - and if that were not enough the center angle (2 on each end, one in the middle, each say 4 mm long,).....the center "facet" is arched, gently arched upward. well like i say there is some "oddly" advanced technology out there and to be honest at no time will (EYE) ever assume this case was closed with an airgun or hammer since you didn ask = (2 lines angled into the penny on either end and one line arched gently upwards in the center) the reason hammer ideas don't sit well with me. its because of the wierdo edge but then even if it were shot from a gun what kind of a surface must the penny impact in order to produce a shine? OK so my hammer is not a perfect polish but i always naturally assumed the rule was, hammer? = dull edge (in this particular case) so the next step is maybe someone out there can hit a pennies end and see if they can produce a (shinier) surface with THEIR perfect and polished hammer. well i'll tell you one thing there isn't even a shred of evidence to be found on the opposite edge. I would upload a photo but I think that can only be done on the original post. Note: the 3 lines of the facet are not abrupt and also each is vaguely unique. sure this penny can be duplicated untill you consider the details but i dunno then it seems to me you'll likely have to cheat in order to duplicate it. my email southerncalifornian@verizon.net and i will send photos of the edge. yeah no this penny also stands up on a granite countertop like a grey alien manufactured it so if anyone wants to show off and duplicate it be sure and keep that one in mind too

good one jkmas u could be right. you might not really even need a swage of matching circumference if you just placed a slab of wood or hard rubber under a quarter inch slab of iron for the surface that you would then rest the coin roll on. reason i say is cuz obviously it is the (faster) moving hammer would always dent the penny significantly more then would the (stationary) base, however adding only a small amount of give to the stAtionary surface would enhance this "phenomena" and lessen the dent on the opposite side the hammer - but I think it was only the thin rectangular barrel of the air gun caused that one penny to remain held appropriately at attention while it then hit the wall in perfect alignment. its cuz the penny is no longer round but is instead as perfectly out of round as a piece of clay would then be if it had been dropped onto a table top on end

no this cant be a "mint error" cuz I googled thousands of those. not one of them indicates any melting action whatsoever and one reason could be cuz in the mint they apparently only just smash cold metal blanks with a press and so it duzn heat it enough that this could then occur and, since if the penny were only pressed, how could it flatten only on one side - penny would be molested on the opposite end. a blow torch flame would melt the delicate lettering rather quickly before that sudden instant in time wherein the penny becomes a blob of worthless copper not to mention the discoloration long before that happens. experienced coin people are saying it is indeed special. (I tried hitting a penny with a hammer, to hit it hard enough to even dent the penny this much requires enough force to plant a large nail in one blow plus the penny begins to always bend this way or that long before the required force can be inflicted and by that time hammer control? nada. guess all it takes is the appropriate gun then. any guess on the FPS? The End.

it really xxxxx cuz on ebay, those people lacking experience to discern a genuine oddity, they will just think "oh, melted and smashed on one end to counterfeit a mint mistake,....BIG DEAL" nooooo not that simple no i'm not a smith at all but i did work as a machinist in aerospace and fabricated stuff in the garage so yes i instantly was puzzled by it. oddly enough since i did mention area 51 on the forum, my phone has been tapped and tampered with since I was also "extracted" (?) from the forum. (in only 3 hours)

the penny is 1972, I couldnt load the head side of it for some reason. I am really worried and mad cuz i put in on ebay and it has only 2 days left and I think it is a bit more special then i had assumed. I was kicked off a coin forum this morning cuz i said it was on ebay (i guess) the ebay listing is: Penny Mint Error Mistake ANOMALY, Puzzle, BIZARRE Area 51 ALIEN ARTIFACT ??? and the pictures are better on this listing. the guys in the coin forum said its post mint, which means they assume I counterfeited a mint mistake and this incurred there wrath. but anyway, you are saying it was shot into a wall at 350 feet per second - any other ideas?? yes it weights the same as a penny, and yes its thicker at the smashed end, and stands up perfectly on a table. (I found it with a metal detector in Bellmont Shores)

oh i thought u guys were just kidding around. but......ok so i think i get it what u guys r saying. this was done to a cold penny versus intense velocity such as shot out of a gun.

How did this happen? Can you do this? Do you assume this was done in the mint. No metal fabricator I have spoken to has been able to even attempt to duplicate this, and "mint error images" on google produced no similarities.