I think it's just poor focus. PS. Polls are not mandatory.
A quick Google search tells me that all 1943 pennies were made of zinc plated steel and it was the only year for the steel pennies.
Yeah, that's MD. Notice that it is flat and shelflike with no split serifs.
I don't know what they may fetch, but I know that they are pretty.
Wow, that's the elusive 1990 no S penny! They go for as much as one cent at auction.
The missing 4 is due to a grease filled die. It's common and adds no numismatic premium. Your coin is also damaged. Sorry to burst your bubble,...
We can't tell you unless you post pictures of the coin in question.
I don't keep track of every coin ever minted to have a record of how every bit of damaged occurred. Your guess of how it happened is as good as...
Did I stutter?
No, it's not very strange, it's just been beaten half to death. Learn how coins are minted, and what causes mint errors, before you start asking...
Welcome to CT, Tina! The coins you have posted are not errors and will not grade high enough to warrant the cost of grading. You have much to...
Yeah, the word 'COPY' is usually a good indication that the coin is not real.
Again, I'm no expert, but I like all three sets of bands.
I'm no expert, but I'd call that FB. Quite a few die cracks on the reverse, too.
And I missed that?!
I once walked up to an ATM after office hours and found $60 in the slot. It turned out that it belonged to the last user of the machine who had...
I really like that MAD penny. I'd store it in a flip or 2X2.
It has lived a portion of its life in a corrosive environment. It's just damaged. Spend it.
No.
And that's just to get the paperwork started.
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