This is a cent that is really messed up.....I am just trying to do the detective thing and find out exactly what year it is....I took a picture with my microscope then put the picture through a photo program I have to get the light / colors better so I could see it....I think it looks like a 2002....Anyone see it different? Ohh...And by the way, this is why I tell ALL my coins not to go to the bar from sunup to sundown every day!!!...This is what happens to you if you do!!!
Yeah, your right rick, I bet it's not even worth a cent...It is incredibly hard to read anything on this coin....I just thought it may be fun trying to figure out what year it is....Maybe I was wrong....
The date clearly starts with a "2" and ends with a "2". This leaves only 2002 or 2012 as possibilities. Take a look at the reverse. If it has the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse then it must be 2002. Likewise, if it has a shield on the reverse, which began in 2010, then it must be 2012. For what it's worth, the third digit in the date looks like a zero so I'm going with 2002 as well.
Ahh, the good ole days. How many people (not you!) do you think would post ridiculous photos if they had to pay to have the roll developed? Chris