Hello again all, this is a 194 something cent Trust is missing as well as some letters on the reverse, my question, is this an error cent or just worn down? Thank you again Sherri
Grease filled die or right branch reverse strike, small o big error. This is a mint error any way. But check with good magnifier and a lot of light the area after the 4, Remember that everybody is looding for the 1943 S
A greased filled die not much of a premium for it a buck or two for it yes it's a minor error. Jazzcoins joe
This is only a possibility, 1941 with the 1 missing? yours has the s mintmark though. Look about 1/3 of the way down the page.
Hi, Please forget about that book by Frank Spadone. It lists a few known die varieties and good error types but a majority of it shows a lot of common and very minor die chips and breaks that have no value. He wrote the book to try to create a market for coins that he was selling that really have no value to the error and variety collector. The prime example is that 1941 with the slanted 1. We've all known for years that it is just damage caused as a coin goes through a counting machine. It's damage. There are 1940 cents that show a damaged 0 for the same reason. The book is full of stuff like that. Unfortunately a lot of people are getting scammed on auction forums because they think that that book has merit. Thanks, Bill
I have to agree with Bill. When I was a kid Frank Spadone was the 'god' of varieties. He listed high values for thiings like Jefferson nickel 'bar' dates. That was just a 1960 (I think) with a small die break over the date. And as Bill mentioned, the infamous slant 1.
I am a believer in the 'slant 1'. I think it was a real variety. I've seen too many that are exactly alike to attribute them all to damage, that would be almost impossible.
If a 1940 or 1941 cent goes through the same device, why would you think that the damage on each coin would look different. It can't be the die. It's impossible for it to happen. the numerals are incuse in a die, how do you think it will become slanted on the die itself? The only way they occur is for the metal to be moved on the surface of the coin after the coin is struck. Thanks, Bill
I think that there was a 1 die that was made a bit askew or different, similar to a lg and small date.
Captainkirk, I am not going to go through the entire process of how hubs and dies have been made since about 1909 but what you suggest has no basis in fact. Also, there were no variations in the master hub in 1941 such as a large or small date that would apply. The coins with slanted ones and damaged zeroes are simply that, damaged. Thanks, Bill
It's not only in the forties. I've seen coins with damaged last digits on dates of all decades. I don't keep them because they are just damaged, but I'll a keep the next few I find and take a few pictures. It might be awhile though
Sherry: In 1943 around 40 cents ONLY, were made in copper by mistake. All the production of pennies was in steel. This is the reason every body is looking for 1943 S copper penny.
