looking for some help on a 194-2

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can i get some help on this penny, its definitely worn down but it showing a date of what looks to be 194-2, has anyone herd of something like this?

 

yea its beat up,, it has a weight of 2.6, thats not correct is it? i know there is wear but i have pennies that have less to it and weigh more

 

looks like environmental damage. maybe in the ground for awhile

 

any chances of this being a tester ? even worn as it is theres a dash in the date..lol

 

It's just an old cent that had a hard life.

 

Not a Mint error. Just worn and damaged from too many years of being mishandled in circulation.

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LordM, come on, you don't know a "tester" when you see one? It's here to test our experience & patience! Geez....

 

Here's a 'tester' (from Mad Magazine's Don Martin) - Fester (that's him on the right - click to enlarge) worked as a quality control tech at the mint

 

I’m guessing “Tester” means test strike. From my fairly basics understanding, the mint will do test strikes, to figure out the correct striking pressure. A low pressure strike would leave weak and mushy details. This is not the case for this coin. This coin has been in circulation a long time, and been exposed to a lot. It’s still a Wheat Cent, so if you stick it with 999 others, you could still get 2.5 cents or so for it.

 

It's damaged, etc.

Everything you see on the surfaces
occurred well after it was in circulation.

 

PMD. Looks like it got in between some road rage people.

 

Could have been stuck in a dryer for 20 years.

 

How I miss the humor of Don Martin. Mad magazine. The bane of parents in 60’s & 70’s

 

There is no dash in the date. Repeat. No dash.

 

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