FYI, in 1958 the date wasn't "punched," it was engraved. Just like the others, all I'm seeing is DDD or it took a hit.
I got two 2021D cents in change at the end of January here in Houston. It's usually late February or early March before I see any new coins.
Looks like it has been laquered and/or polished. There was a time when laquer was used to preserve coins.
It could be what is termed a "brass plated" cent. If there is enough zinc in the plating solution, it will give the cent a yellowish look. The...
Looks like a brass plated cent, where zinc was present in the plating solution and dissolved into the solution over time.
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It's a large date.
It could have gotten stuck in a clothes dryer. I have a cent that came out of a dryer that looks very similar. :)
Yours is a sloppy one, in my opinion. Stamped right over the date.
I think I see a faint D, or remnants of a D.
I found a 1996W dime in a roll plated like that. I kept it for the novelty.
Nope. Keep looking!
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