1952 wheat pennies

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by StormyFey, Mar 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM.

  1. StormyFey

    StormyFey New Member

    Are these error wheat pennies? Pictures 1 & 2 shows a 1952 s but it seems half of the 1 landed on the s. Pictures 3 & 4 show a second 1952 s penny with the 9 filled in.
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  3. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    I am sure our resident expert @paddyman98 will be along anytime to fill in the blanks. I am not an error guy but I can tell you this..... Copper is a very soft metal and is very easily disfigured from odd hits and drops through its life. In all my years collecting coins, I have seen some very peculiar cents with anomalies caused by the copper being displaced from an errant hit. I would suspect that would be the case with your first cent.... Now the second one does appear to show a die chip in the "9". Some pretty cool stuff though I have no earthly idea what premium that may add to the old cent. Cool coins to build a collection from!
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    The first Cent is just an alteration that occurred during circulation. Not a mint error.

    The second Cent is a common Die Chip due to die deterioration on the number 9.

    Here is an example from my collection of 2 Die Chips..

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  5. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    What paddy said. Welcome to CT.
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    What, @paddyman98 said.

    The 1 in the date on the first coin just got misshapen due to a circulation hit in that particular spot.
     
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  7. StormyFey

    StormyFey New Member

    Thank you everyone for replying. ;)
     
  8. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    You’re welcome! Don’t be a stranger.
     
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  9. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    One thing I'll point out is that starting with the Lincoln cents in 1909, the complete date was on the master die. Thus it's impossible for a digit to land somewhere else, like on the S.

    There is a "dropped letter" error that could result in something like that, where compacted grease/debris falls out of the die onto the next planchet or the opposing die and is then struck-through as a recognizable letter/digit, but that's pretty rare.
    https://www.error-ref.com/?s=dropped+letter
     
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