Counter-stamped 1975 Lincoln penny - who and why would they do this?

Found this roll searching and have never seen it before. Outline of South Carolina with SC inside. Wondering if anybody knows who did it and why. Otherwise a wholly unremarkable penny. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

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Thanks - I knew it wasn't worth anything - I was just curious about the story behind it.

 

I have the whole set of 50. Two of mine are '75's and the rest are '76. A company whose name I can't recall made them for the bicentennial. Current value is around 15 bucks if you can find somebody that wants them.
Looking at that one, the stamp much farther north/west on the coin than on mine. Not that there were any guidelines.

edit: That $15 is for the set. Not individually. Figured I'd need to say that.

 

Yep, I found a West Virginia cent a couple years ago.

 

I have found a couple of those as well while roll searching and I always keep them. I have to check but I think I have the Easter Bunny somewhere. If I can find it I'll post a picture for you.

 

Here is one I found a few weeks ago

 

Thanks for the info guys. It seems like a strange practice to stamp pennies but that was the decade that brought us pet rocks so why not.

 

They still make them. So far in the past year two collectors in the local club have brought in full sets of the states one on 2000 cents and one on 2008 cents.

 

I have a 1973 penny with a second head stamped into it

 

Kennedy?

 

Does it look like this??

 

Do you find these in pocket change? Even though there worthless they look cool

 

They sell individually actually for $1.00. I just sold about 20 of them to a guy that is for whatever reason hoarding them. He said the Hawaii was the tough one and he got one from me. I have found them over the years in change, rolls whatever. Seems I recall a board that the company had that came out and you could get a subscription or something and get 2-3 a month and fill the board.. They are common and the Kennedy one is everywhere. They came with a little cardboard insert that told the similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. Assassinated, important dates etc.. Pretty neat information but stretching things a little.

 

Oh my god! I had one of the Kennedy counterstamped pennies, and it was a 73!

 

I keep the ones I find roll searching
And lets remember coin collecting isn't always about monetary value.

 

I just found a1978 Penney with a Ga. State stamped on it

 

I have never seen them before until I found one, 1993 Lincoln penny with a blade and has a moon and star attached

 

I found a 1981 penny with SC state stamped on it. Does it have any value?