1920 penny error

ok so I am new to this site but today I found a 1920 penny with the back just blank. I've been searching for coin errors for months now and never found anything as exciting as this lol well at less exciting for me. Can anyone tell me if I should be excited as I am?

 

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Welcome to CT. I hate to break it to you, but that is not an error. That is corrosion.

 

I thought it was a bad case of road rash.

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood @Tameka Thompson !

I think both of the guys are right. It's a combination of road rash and environmental damage.

Chris

 

was nice to meet you, i guess we will see you again if you ever find another cool coin.

 

The Reverse of your Cent has Acne scarring. Really bad Acne scarring!

 

they make cream for those....

 

Years ago my Dad used to put a copper coins on top of a auto battery to help draw corrosion away from the terminals. After a bit of time they would look like your coin, not to bad on one side,but totaly gone on the other. Yours reminds me of that.

 

Well that's very disappointing but thank you for the info I still have a lot more to share with you all. Not sure if they are worthy but I will share them anyways!

 

Welcome to coin talk!

Your coin exhibits what we call PMD (Post Mint Damage). It is not an error cent.

 

It is definitely an interesting looking coin - thanks for sharing.

 

You might as well. You might be rich and you don't even know it.

 

An error is when it leaves the mint that way and usually has value.
When a coin is damaged after leaving the mint, it is not an error and usually
does not have any extra value.

 

Ha, ha, funny! I was thinking along the same lines, but I want to be respectful of the participants here.