Missing letters

This 1973 penny is missing the letter E of E pluribus unum and the top part of the second T of STATES, what's going on with it

 

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Worn Die. Struck through grease.

Greaser. Compacted grease on those letters on the Die did not allow it to be formed properly when the blank was struck.

 

That's a known bad spot for weak letters due to the overall design. Add grease and or debris and worn dies and it's common.

 

So not worth anything?

 

NAV= No Added Value. Neat if you want to keep it, but they are found frequently.

 

Basically face value

 

I just noticed the A in America looks like a line on the right side or is it lighting playing tricks on my eyes