Found these in penny rolls. Has anybody seen the WY stamp before? Thanks for any info. Also how did the 83 get rough like that? It's the same on both sides.
1 - That Native looks angry 2 - Plated Cent. Environmental Damage.. maybe Saltwater 3 - Counterstamp.. could mean anything
Here's some I've found: #1 I've seen a few of these Panama pennies appear in circulation over the years. #2 Often called plating bubbles; little gas bubbles that appear on pennies from around this year. EDIT: Now I agree with @paddyman98 that the middle cent you posted is instead a worn, plated coin with environmental damage, more likely. #3 A counterstamp. The state counterstamped Lincoln cents were sold commercially in sets and show up in circulation every once in a while.
Wow, I had never seen counter stamps before, also when you say sold commercially does it mean not intended for circulation? Thanks for the replies as well
I personally find counterstamps interesting, but they have no premium value, at least not common modern ones. Counterstamps are applied to a coin after it has left the mint. When he says they were sold commercially that is referring to a person(s) unaffiliated with the US Mint.
