So I was sorting through some pennies for reds and copper pennies when I noticed this one. It doesn't seem to be manipulated or scratched to cause what I'm seeing on the second six. I took two pics to compare. One of the coin in question and one of a red penny of the same date. The six on the first penny seems really weird but the coin doesn't seem to be crushed in any way. Any incite on this would be helpful as I've not seen this before...usually if it's scratched of crushed you can see where the original number was...on this coin it looks as if it left the mint that way.
the six on the first coin was damaged by ther crimping fingers of a coin rolling machine. post mint damage. Richard
Without a good close-up photo, I can only guess that it was the result of a grease-filled die. That is the most common cause, and they aren't worth a premium. Chris
I saw someone has the same penny from 1966 with print defects in the last 6 of the year. Any idea how much will this penny cost?
It's not a mint error. The last digit took a hit from a coin counting and/ or coin wrapper crimping machine. Considered post mint damage. It was clearly explained. Only worth 1 Cent. Coins are not printed. They are struck/minted. Paper currency is printed with ink.
Post Mint Damage which is defined as *any* type of damage that is inflicted on a coin after it left the Mint. Once the Mint produces the coin and it ends up in the ballistic bags (for circulated coins), those ballistic bags are sent to third party companies .. any type of scratch, hit, bang, acid, stepped on, hammered, drilled, left in the parking lot and scratched, etc is considered PMD.
I have a 1966 that looks like it has a x or backwards k instead on N. In in God we trust not sure how to show pic
