Error? penny that I found today

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Error? penny that I found today

Postby merchoarder » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:28 am

I found this guy today. I'm not an error guy. I know very little about them. It's a 1981 as I think you can tell from the scan. Any thoughts and comments are welcome. The reverse is normal. Scan doesn't really do it justice but it's pretty odd. Please tell me it's worth a lot :lol:
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Re: Error? penny that I found today

Postby ember » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:50 am

Looks like a struck through die cap. Caused when the coin sticks to a die and strikes another. Unfortunately not worth a bundle. But some collectors will buy them.
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Re: Error? penny that I found today

Postby bman » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:03 pm

i would need bigger & better pics to see exactly what it is. From what I can see it could be struck through a capped die or it could have been smashed by a hammer. :o
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Re: Error? penny that I found today

Postby Verbane » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:46 pm

Post a scan of the reverse also, it will help with identification.

This is a good example of the "Struck Through Die Cap".
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Struck_Through_Die_Cap.html
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Re: Error? penny that I found today

Postby daviscfad » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:51 am

maybe a broadstrike?
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