The pictures are good enough to identify it as just damage. There really isn't even a chance it is an error, spend that money on something for...
The scale is wrong. That is clearly a zinc cent, there are zinc blisters all over it.
Regular issue, if the 1856 flying eagle is considered a pattern, would be the 1793 Liberty Cap at around 11,000. [oops, mistyped as 1865, fixed it!]
Well, if it doesn't have a mint mark, how do you know it is a d? If it is a 1956 with no mint mark, then it is a Philadelphia minted coin.
As stated, NO 1973 dated aluminum cents were made. Check some other sources for more accurate information. There is a pretty good article on the...
No 1973 aluminum cents were made, they were all dated 1974.
They all have FS, those are the designers initials. Picture is too blurry to determine if it is full steps.
Okay, that makes more sense!
Proof sets would be Philadelphia minted in 1963, if it was 1963 D then it would be a mint set, not proof.
Fake for sure!
Your 1971 New Penny is very common with no collector value. 1971 had an enormous mintage of over 1.5 billion. Whoever wrote that article either...
I assume you mean rare? If so, no it is just a common cent.
The coin has a lot of damage, and the missing letters are most likely part of the damage.
Can you post some clear pictures of both sides of the whole coin. It is hard to tell anything from just small sections. From what I can see it...
The rare 1990 no s coins are in proof sets. If found in circulation they are the regular Philadelphia minted coins.
Coins can tone or get stained in many different ways, depending on their environment.
Looks like it was face side down in a parking lot or a road, the side against the pavement got "road rash".
OK, if they are on the letters and numbers they would be die chips not cuds. I can't really make them out in the pictures but die chips are very...
Unfortunately yours is a cast copy of the genuine valuable coin. The rough grainy surfaces and mushy devices are indicative of a cast replica.
I'm not seeing them either, picture isn't the best though.
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