Is this an error? 1969 d 1 cent with no L in LIBERTY

What do you think about this coin?

 

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Die deterioration is common. The L & I seem to be affected soonest. Yours is just an extreme example. Reed and Sparkles the Unicorn View attachment 741400

 

Right? It looks like the L never got actually printed is like a shadow, that one you posted too

 

I think its a filled die grease or debris filled the l on the die.

 

Thanks, I am happy I found "one" minting error after going thru hundreds of coin, lol

 

No just another weak L. There are literally BILLIONS of these out there in collections and circulation.
I specialize in Lincoln cents and must have hundreds myself. Not every missing feature on a coin is a strike thru! Here is my latest bag of 5000 cents to search I’m SURE I’ll find at least one VERY weak L & I cent in there. But the chances I’ll find a strike thru is VERY Low. Reed & Sparkles the Unicorn

 

Cool!! I've never heard of deteriorated die missing letters.

 

It's well circulated and could even have been worn down in the process that is used to crimp rolls when they wrap them.

 

Some other mint errors that have no premium include:

strike errors, less than full v.d.b, machine doubling, polished die anomalies and hairline die cracks.

There are lots more, and it stretches across all denominations. It is the fact the errors are so common that precludes a premium. But some folks do collect these thinking they are valuable when they aren't.

One way to look at it would be "The Art of the die versus the strike of the machine". Clipped planchets are an exception as, in my view, they are outside the realm of die and strike.

The aforementioned errors listed above may be "neato mosquito" to find and show your friends, but only valuable to the guy who likes them.

In a future post, I will explore "notched" letters and numerals, as well as the hairline die cracks on the recent 2017 pennies.

Spark

 

You need to go thru millions of coins.

 

I see what i think is a L. Just some extra garbage on the die filling in the L hole

 

I also have a 1971 D penny with NO L and very light I....I thought I had something good....damn haha

 

I Have a 1969-D L.M. ,with Faded "L" in Word Liberty, also the Designer Mark on Reverse is Not Visible to Naked Eye

 

i have a 69s i not struck in liberty all other letters are bold and crisp absolutly exstreamly rare and probably more valuable than the more common dd varity they try and sell ya its all about who owns it or how cheap they can steal it lol no doubt way rarer and should be reconized by the coin world sooner or later - Edited - .

 

This is an old thread. You need to start a new thread and post full size photos of both sides. That will get you better answers. Welcome to CT.