also huge dent and part of his head missing where we trust should be. What is the value and rarity of this coin?
continuation from .. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1985-penny-error.330374/ in regards to the "dent". The CUD area metal wasn't pushed up to form the TRUST and other stuff ... so that's why it's missing. The planchet is a fixed amount of metal and with a large part of the die missing that section of metal was never moved to form everything. Pretty kewl to see a large cud like that. @paddyman98 answered the value
He is also the one who told me to make another post so I made one just like the original just my own thank you for the information.
Yes, I'd thought I'd pull over his info to here too. Thanks for making a new post. Many CT members may not look at older posts with new replies as they believe the answer was already given, and many times newer stuff may just be fluff. So new posts identify ppl to look at them instead of just going past.
PM98 - it's worth $60-$75, imo, in this market - cuds are getting more attention and large cuds are bringing strong prices.....
It's listed as LC-85-8R in the 1997 edition of "THE CUD BOOK" on page 110. It's listed on Cud-on-Coins as CU-1c-1985-02R. http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-cuds-1985/
That's such a neat find! Meow has only managed to find one minor cud CRH for a year. It would one of Meow's greatest treasures in the Cat hoard.
Normally when the US Mint recognizes a big quality problem they "stop the presses" (and change the die/s). They may grab a bunch that they see (from the top) and put them in the destroy bin, but not all of them will be pulled as that would take too much time to search for them. So a few sneak out into circulation ...