It’s is a mint error but it’s a common one. The I is not 100% present because the die was filled with grease. It’s only worth a few dollars at best.
Yeah. Probably a "grease filled error". It's so worn that it could be part of the absence of the "I". Not worth your time if you're going to look to sell. Not much interest in that sort of thing unless very dramatic. IMO.
Like they said, it's a grease filled die error. It's important to note that how an error or variety happened, affects it's rarity, desirability and value. Most of the time when letters are missing it's cause by a grease filled die, which is a rather common occurrence. But, for example, in the case of the 1982 no mintmark dime, the mint forgot to punch the mintmark onto one of the dies (mintmarks were manually added to U.S. coin dies up until 1990). This means that the only 1982 no mintmark dimes were struck by that particular die.
Yes, those are a big deal! I'm not an error guy though, so hang on for some of our other members to weigh in...
Ok. No Worries. I didn't pay anything for it. Was given to me as change from a gas station. Thank you for the information What can you tell me about this 1959 penny?
Most members would ask you to create a new thread for each coin, just FYI. That is definitely a nice find, a die crack or break that appears on the edge of the die only, known as a cud. This looks to be CU-1c-1959D-01. Lincoln Cent Cuds; 1950 – 1959 – Cuds on Coins
Nice. That is what we call a "cud". A cud falls in the die break category. When a die breaks from use over time, the metal from the planchet (coin blank) will fill the void area, which creates a raised shape on the coin. When a die cracks you will see a raised line. If a piece, or chip breaks off, you will see a small "blob". A cud is a die break that involves the rim of the coin. Cuds are scarcer and more desirable than die chips or cracks. The bigger, the better.
I know these greasers are common.... And I am a God fearing man.... But I would pay a substantial premium for an "In God We Rust" greaser. Those crack me up.
I just know a couple of people that would bay a few bucks for grease filled errors. I’m not one of them.
