What is this lol

I'm not familiar if this is a common thing that people put their states on the coins but I'm just not sure what it is. I don't think its an error but I just found it in a roll and curious.

 

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It's a common counterstamped coin. Here's a great article on the subject.
A List Of Counterstamped Coins And How Much They're Worth | The U.S. Coins Guide (thefuntimesguide.com)

 

Thank you so much. Pretty interesting.

 

It should be OR for the state of Oregon.
But it looks like the person who made the counterstamp put the OR upside down on the outline of the state and even worse was put sideways on the Cent


Here is a NY from my collection


And a Kennedy on Cent

 

Hey @paddyman98 ? Since it's an Error stamp, do you think it's worth say, more than a dollar?

 

LOL

 

I’ve found a couple roll hunting from time to time. Not worth much of anything but still cool to find. Some people collect these.

 

As stated, it’s a counter stamped cent of the state of Oregon. These are known as Novelty Cents. They make thousands of different types. Lincoln facing Kennedy, Lincoln smoking a cigar and all 50 states are no problem.
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