I open the roll this afternoon and start going through the pennies one at a time with my magnifier to sort them, wheat, copper, post 1982. I hit the one shown. I had to do a lot of playing with light angles to make Liberty and the 199x show up at all in the photo. They are very weak. Note also the weakness extends across Lincoln's coat and tie. The penny reverse seems normal and sharp. Even with a 16x magnifier we could probably debate all day as to whether or not the final digit is a 6, a 7 or an 8. What strikes me is this is a plated zinc penny, but the plating is still there which to me means this is not the result of a post mint grinding (as I would suspect with a pre 1982 penny). So I am thinking it is an error coin of some kind. My speculation would be something interfered with the strike. Spend it or sell it?
not sanded, this is struck through grease. Sanding would remove the copper plate long before it would reduce the date or lettering.
I have pulled cents from uncirculated rolls that look just like this. Although you may think it abraded that is how it left the mint.
"Abrading" as its used in the context of this coin, occurs at the US Mint and the abrading usually occurs to the die, not the coin. This particular piece was struck with a grease filled die which is usually referred to as struck through grease.
yes, but Rickmp was implying that it was abraded after it left the mint. my comment was in response to him.
Struck through something less substantial than grease - water maybe - more fluid with a low boling point.
