1988 penny missing part of 8

Is this strange date real & worth anything

 

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8861? Say, "Hi!" to Captain Kirk for me if you run into him.

Chris

 

Based on the pic it probably took a hit not worth more then face value.

 

It appears to me that the 8 took a hit but it's really difficult to tell as the entire obverse was minted upside down.

 

The picture is upside down sorry about that, there is no extra metal around the opening of the 8

 

I think it may be a Struck Through Debris coin.
For me it adds no value and is now just a curio.

 

Well it may have been a curio to you, but to a coin collector it was worth a $50.00 bill.I'm glad I kept it now

 

How did you advertise it to attract a buyer?

 

Look at the reverse maybe you will be lucky and it will have the reverse of an 1989

 

I went to a local dealer to buy some 2x2 cardboards to put some coins in and I seen a older coin with the same defect and asked him about it and he said for me to bring it in so he could look at it and when I did he offered me $50.00 for it so I took his offer

 

I’m that case, I don’t blame you. You certainly made out better than him.

 

Did you sell it through

If a dealer bought a damaged coin from you for $50, i wouldn't trust his trust his opinions of recommendations. However, if you have a little knowledge, you may be able to cherry pick some nice stuff because it sounds like he isn't the sharpest dealer sharpest

 

He was the sucker.. That's just damaged
Not all coin shop owners specialize in mint errors.

 

Incorrect.. Captain Kirk was during the years
2233 - 2293 (2371)
I'm a Star Trek fan

 

So? Maybe 8861 is a date in Nirvana! ~ Chris

 

Captain Kirk is dead?
but I just saw him on Oak Island !!

 

Maybe the pictures was to show there was no metal there to begin with and that was the best angel to show that

 

Wouldn't a damaged coin have some kind of metal there to show it was struck by something? I have other coins where you can clearly see the metal that was there is pushed over

 

That was intended to be a personal joke between me and Mr. P.

Anyway, you need to provide a better close-up of the first "8". It could be nothing more than damage just like the "I" in LIBERTY. ~ Chris

 

Not always! ~ Chris