Penny missing date altogether???

Hello,

Today, while looking through a bunch of pennies that come through my register, I found one that does not have a date on it. Specifically, you can almost see the outline....or shadow.....of 200..... But it isnt really there. I brought it home, and upon closer inspection, with a lens, I find that there is more of the lettering missing off of the obverse of the coin. This is not worn away. Yes it is a circulated coin, but it is not worn. The rim of the coin is still there. It just seems like it was weakly struck. I have a Red Book, but did not find any mention of rare pennies from the 2000's.

I am a beginning coin collector, and do it mostly as a hobby to pass some time and waste some money. I work in the family restaurant, and I come across alot of old coins and paper on a daily basis. Once I found this site trying to determine the value of some of my coins, I began to pay more attention to the money that passed through my hands. Specifically pennies......for some strange reason.

I'm working on taking some good pictures to try and post here.

I was just wondering if it might be something that isnt listed in the red book, or if it is in fact just worn off and worthless??

Thanks

 

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Welcome to the site!

I'm sure that someone more informed than I am will come along soon an answer your question, but technically it is possible that there is a weak strike on the date. It could be some grease on the die, but we really would need a picture of it to make an informed answer.

Cheers,
David

 

Your description is typical of a "struck through grease" aka "grease filled die" coin, having one area with a much lighter strike than the rest, on only one side.

 

is there any " orange peel" look to it? I encounter lots of these struck thru grease Lincolns searching rolls.

 

Trying to get a detailed picture has proven more difficult than I thought. Scanning turned out worse.

This is as good as I could get.

You can definitely see that there is no date here.

 

Agreed, except for the value, on eBay: perhaps millions.

 

SWEET!! I'm going to Disneyland!!


Ha......I figured it wasnt worth much anyway due to its condition. Although, I learned something new.

Thanks

 

welcome to the forum! :kewl:i would keep that even if it isn't worth much. its still pretty cool!

 

Sure is interesting tho, I'd call it a keeper !!