1955-s penny no s in "STATES"

hi, found this going through a jar of pennies, its a 1955 S missing the first s in states, its also got a little wear on the E in america, im thinking grease filled die? it appears that the s was not ground off or anything like that, there is no visible marks that it was there, any opinions

 

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Probably a grease filled die, pictures kind of small to tell for sure.

 

Looks that way to me too. I love small errors like these, very interesting.

 

These are neat, I keep everyone I find. Never know, one day there may be a huge interest in missing letters & digits...

 

Can't tell much wit the pix, but I agree sounds like a struck thru to me.

 

looks like an odd kind of wear, or something was on the planchet when in was stamped.

 

i will try and post some better pics tomorrow. going to bed now

 

Struck through.

 

heres a few more shots.

 

Struck through grease

Thanks,
Bill

 

what would this do for the value of it?

 

I don't think it would add or take away value of this coin. Of course that's just my opinion.

 

thanks for the help

 

Greased filled die,I agree
Bob

 

Grease-filled die. However, I think I can see a very faint S

 

i agree jibbit

 

i just got a new camera, a nikon d5000, so i will be taking lots of pictures of my coins and things, soon.

 

hello

hello, found the same one. was interested to know if you were able to find additional info. info is scant on the web. thanks. stamina

 

Struck through, grease was the culprit. It can take out part or all of the detail depending on the amount of debris on the die.

 

Okay, so I'm being picky. A strikethrough is something entirely different from a grease-filled die.

A strikethrough occurs when an object such as a piece of wire, cloth, metal filings, etc. comes between the die and the planchet when it is struck so that it leaves an impression of the object on the surface of the planchet. Occasionally, the object will remain imbedded in the planchet, and it is called a "retained strikethrough".

A grease-filled die occurs when grease and debris accumulate in an incused element of the die, such as a letter. Sometimes it will only partially fill the incused element making it appear to be weakly struck. Other times, it can completely fill the incused element, and continued strikes can make it almost as hard as the steel. In these cases, the element disappears completely on the planchet.

Chris