1942 wheat penny with reversed 1943 near lincolins nose??

this is a double struck wheat penny, both front and back but has 2 dates 1942 and the reversed 1943 near the nose.. i cannot find info on it anywhere!! anyone got any info on it?

 

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Pics?

 

Yes, pictures please.

 

yup let me upload them. ty

 

With out a photo , I can only imagine a squeeze job where one cent is pressed against another ( usually) in a vise, and all lettering and date is reverse. If the reversed date is incluse ( depressed ) rather than raise, I would be certain. Damage.

 

would be hard to say without a photo but it sounds like you have a coin that shows the date from another coin being pressed into it. folks are bad for pressing coins together then putting them back in circulation. the squeezed or pressed coins show a backwards and sunken in impression of the other coins design.

 

penny

 

sorry new at this.. this is the back side

 

Since the images struck against the coin are incuse, I'd have to think it was squished against other coins. Neat to look at, but not an error.

"Keep up the hunt!" ~ Simon

 

Looks like a squeeze job to me. Poor thing has had a rough life.

 

I agree with Jester. The incuse design elements as well as overall damage to the coin are all key indicators of a coin altered outside the mint.
Keep up the hunt!

 

So we have 2 Simons with the same "Keep up the hunt!"? I don't know if I can wrap my mind around this

 

ha! thanks guys!! this coin has been driving me nuts. still cool to keep in my stash!

 

I think jester was just quoting me...

 

Ok phew...I thought I was entering the twilight zone...

 

this is definately a squeeze job and should be trashed to keep someone else from getting confused by it.

 

n.c. It maybe words.
hazel Welcome to CoinTalk

 

YAY!

 

I agree with everything, and as Jello said, welcome to the forum!

 

Like Jello said, Welcome.