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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 3740614, member: 44615&quot;]First.. There is definitely damaged on the date..</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest..</p><p>When the Cent was minted at the <b>Mint Facility</b> (factory) the die that was used was used too many times before it was replaced by a new Die. They would wipe it with an oil to maintain the die. The incused area of the the die would get filled with the oil and after more strikes it would become compacted filling it. This will cause the letters and numbers to look weak when it struck the blank planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do I or we know for sure.. I have been learning the minting proccess for 34 years now. I even visited the Philadelphia US Mint to see how coins are made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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