1966 Penny missing 1 in date

I found this penny in a bank for non-wheat pennies. I can't see where a 1 was ever there. No info on Internet or any forums that I can find.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

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Tough to tell from these photos, you need something more close up. But just a guess, it may have been struck through grease.

 

Welcome to Coin Talk.
The most likely reason is a debris (grease) filled die.

 

I found and posted these two a couple days ago . they were also from grease .

 

Hey hope it works out, a lot of these folks can give ideas to check out. It's been informative posting on this site, I'm totally new, so unfortunately I know nothing.

 

Grease filled die but hard to tell from the photos. Very common.

 

Qualify as an "error" coin? Worth more than a few cents? Close uo of date best I can do. I scan the coins into the computer and edit with a program that increases the size when anything is cropped off. Becomes too blurry if any good. I took these with a camera (phone). I don't think they're the same ones. But I'm almost 70 yo so....

 

Error? Yes. It is a common type of error. no added value for most collectors.
Value? Only to a very few collectors.
Only worth what the person next to you will give for it.

 

Thanks for the input. Checking with Heritage Auctions. I can't find where anything like this has happened, missing "1" in date, on a 1966 penny. Could be a one-of-a-kind and valuable to an "Error Coin" collector.

 

Heritage doesn't sell minor errors like this,
so don't expect to find any auction results.

 

Not really..

WTN - Wishful Thinking Newbie

 

A lot of die polish lines

 

A little grease was on the die in that area. These are very common. Not rare at all. I said this before.