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<p>[QUOTE="pa1979, post: 298897, member: 10978"]Hello, </p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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. </p><p> </p><p>I'm working on taking some good pictures to try and post here. </p><p> </p><p>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??</p><p> </p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pa1979, post: 298897, member: 10978"]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[/QUOTE]
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