"W" Penny

One of my most interesting finds from the last batch I searched. Any ideas?

 

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Wow it looks like a high AU, but struck through a clogged die.

 

The coin was struck through a layer of grease. The grease filled the lettering. Many examples of this type of error are relatively boring but this one is pretty neat

Have Fun,
Bill

 

Ya I agree it was from a grease filled die, I have a quarter that has missing lettering due to a greaser.

 

I thought this thread was going to be about the Lincoln Cents produced at the West Point Mint during the 1970s and 1980s, but they didn't have a W mint mark. That would have been cool to have the Lincolns made there then with the W mint marks on them though!!!

 

The color around the rim interest me.

Instead of a grease strike, perhaps somebody sanded down the strike to honor the last President.

 

That 's a pretty nice grease job/
JC

 

These struck through grease Lincolns appear now and again, never seen one with just a "W," that's pretty cool...

 

Very cool coin, nice find :thumb:

 

Thanks for all the comments guys. I don't know what it's worth, and on this one I don't even care. It was a neat enough find that I made with my son that we're stashing this one in our personal collection.

 

Thats just plain cooooooool ; )

 

That's what I thought too when I saw this thread title......

 

JHC-
That was actually my first thought also when I originally eyed it, but upon closer examination with the loupe it became clear to me that it wasn't something post-mint. Plus I would think that on a plated cent sanding or somehow polishing off the letters would expose the zinc core. Can't swear to that though. Maybe I'll experiment!

 

I don't think you can sand off the letters without exposing the zinc, hammer down the letters? Maybe. But it still looks like a struck through to me.

 

Very nice !!!