undated wheat penny

I am pretty sure it would not be authenticated by any major grading company because they do not grade coins on which the dates are not visible or legible

 

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Someone did a good job.
Too much time on their hands apparently.
I can see remnants of tool marks around the field in front of Abe.

I don't know if Nic-a-date works on copper or not, but if so, that would probably bring the date back.
They use the same substance on guns when the SNs are ground off to restore the number.

 

Just having a bit of fun Rick.

 

PMD, date ground off.

 

I know, but I deserved to be called out because I usually make fun of others that misspell, so to be caught doing it myself was embarrassing.

 

Does anyone else find this penny hilarious? Someone Before 1951 removed the date, and now here in 2011 all of us men are stumped on what happened to it.

 

It doesn't surprise me. When I was a kid (I've told this story before), my dad got a punch kit with letters, numbers and symbols and I punched dozens if not hundreds of pennies and then spent them. I'm sure some are in collections somewhere. This and placing coins on train tracks, modifying coins to fit into vending machines and just plain foolin' around accounts for a lot of interesting coin finds.

 

"......I usually make fun of others who misspell,......."

Chris

 

At least that one was not a spelling error. Still, you got me!

 

My grandma had a lot of people check out the penny (never a real coin professional, even though many told her to take it to one (she never had the money and Boston was soo far away back in 1951). People were just as stumped - what could have happened - being how smooth date area looked. She actually found the penny with a 1893 Indian Head penny.

 

I think that's just for coins that have been worn beyond the ability to date it, unlike missing edge (and date) dollars or undated medals.

 

if this is unaltered than you have a valuable coin, so send it to NGC or PCGS, and then post the results. Then ask for value opinions.

 

Like others here, to me it appears that someone shaved the date off years ago, and it has retoned over the area. If it were a grease filled die, it would be most dramatic one I have ever seen.

Chris