I found this Lincoln cent and sorry, cannot quite make out a date, but can anyone tell me what might have happened here? If I'm in the wrong place to ask please let me know, I'm newpid.
A greaser, most likely. Might be worth a few bucks but it would be more if it had a date, as with all errors.
Looks to be what is called a Struck Through Grease. Sometimes grease buildup gets onto and into the incused areas of the Die that is striking a blank Planchet which in turn will eliminate those areas from getting formed when striking the planchet to appear
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