1970 s penny broken/repaired die?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by planerie, Dec 30, 2011.

  1. planerie

    planerie Member

    I have a 1970s penny that has a few interesting things on it. I am new to this type of coin collecting so wanted to get you guys take on this. The 0 in the date has something interesting on the top part of it and in the Y in liberty the right part of the Y is missing part of it. Also there is something strange with the R and T and part of the S in the date looks filled in.

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  3. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    The filled "S" is the result of a die chip. The damage on the letters on "LIBERTY" are more than likely from a coin roller/wrapper.
     
  4. planerie

    planerie Member

    Well what about the 0 in the date and the Y in liberty? Those are the 2 that really interest me.
     
  5. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    Same thing. Think of the coin being turned as it's being wrapped. One of the banks I use has a manual roller and a lot of the end coins get damaged. Some with one or two devices being affected and some with a ring carved deep into it. The thickness of circulated coins varies which explains why some are affected more than other
     
  6. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    Sorry, no error or variety here.
     
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