199 ? Lincoln Cent missing last number in date. What's it worth.

Chances are it's also struck through grease.

 

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I also have two coins missing the last digit. one has the remnants of a 3, the other has the remnants of a 2, but it looks to have a close a m on the reverse. so just to let you know to check for that.

 

I have a penny with the last didgit missing looks like it's a 7 but it's very faint

 

Welcome to the forum. Chances are it's struck through grease.

 

There is no way it was sanded off. I have one too. I looked at it with a strong magnifying glass and the back ground has exactly the same texture as the surrounding area, the 9 is just missing.

 

No one said it was sanded off. Raised devices on coins are set into the die. If the areas fill with grease the metal can't flow in, resulting in no letters or numbers.

 

Our is a wheat 19 space 3. 19 3 ....the missin# could be in front or behind the 3

 

Welcome to CT Layne….. These old threads are often overlooked. If you would like some info on your coin, start a new thread and try to add a photo and you will get plenty of replies….. It was common for the US mint to use a coin die as long as possible and that often that meant polishing the die during its lifespan. Often the polishing process would leave a bit of residue in one or more of the devices and that results in a coin with missing digits. Not uncommon but still results in a cool coin.