Penny with Liberty spelled "LIBERYY"

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Cattle Fam, Apr 27, 2017.

  1. Cattle Fam

    Cattle Fam New Member

    My 11 year old son has recently taken up collecting what he considers "old" coins, and really enjoys it. He found this penny with Liberty spelled "LIBERYY", and the date is actually damaged? Any ideas on this coin?
     

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  3. furham

    furham Good Ole Boy

    It is interesting, but it has to be some sort of Post Mint Damage. PENNY.JPG
     
  4. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

  5. Fred Weinberg

    Fred Weinberg Well-Known Member

    It's damaged - see all the 'hits' and
    digs on the coin?

    One of them hit the T.
     
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  6. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Like Fred and Burton said, it is damage. The "T" took a hit very close to the middle of the crossbar causing the deformation. Over the years, several Lincoln cents have been posted here (not necessarily the same date as yours) with similar damage.

    Chris
     
  7. Tammyskingdom

    Tammyskingdom New Member

    It is an error I have one too but the top part of the T kinda shows in the background and then Y on top following another Y, wtg to your son hope you didn't spend it.
     
  8. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    It's not an error. An error happens at the mint. If this happened at the mint
    the die that produced this coin would have to have a lettering mistake on it,
    hundreds of thousands of other coins with this "error" would have been produced.

    Post #4 from a year and a half ago was written by one of the most respected coin error experts in the world. (Fred Weinstein) And he said it's not an error.
     
  9. Fred Weinberg

    Fred Weinberg Well-Known Member

    Weinberg, but that's close enough.
     
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  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Impossible to be an error. Nothing in the minting process can cause this. As was previously explained, it's damaged. The crossbar in the T took a hit. Copper is soft and the metal moved forming what looks like a Y.
     
  11. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Just Damage. Not an error.
    Here is a thread I created on the subject -
    https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-liberyy-cent-enigma.309022/
     
  12. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Looks like we just responded to a troll! :troll:
     
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  13. SilverDollar2017

    SilverDollar2017 Morgan dollars

    For sure it's PMD (post minting damage) NOT an error.
     
  14. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Some people just can't be helped.
     
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  15. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Sorry Fred it was early in the morning.
    In my head I said Weinberg.
    And that's what typed out.
    Bad time to be a Weinstein.
     
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  16. Finder of coins

    Finder of coins New Member

    I have a Lincoln penny from 1980 with a P where are R goes in liberty (LIBE PY) and there is a space like I illustrated up top
     
  17. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Welcome to CT. Please start a new thread and post full size photos of both sides so we can tell you what caused this.
     
  18. JT Coin

    JT Coin New Member

    I have a 1944 S wheat penny where the C in America is an E. What is this worth?
     
  19. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    Welcome...

    Most likely damage, but photos or it's useless to speculate.

    AND please don't hijack an old thread - it's frowned on here. Start your own with photos. Clear, cropped, in focus, full coin PLUS any detail shots
     
  20. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Most likely damage. Still worth 1 Cent.
     
  21. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    As they said, probably damage but we need photos to verify. We’ve seen this before. Copper is soft and one hit can move the metal.
     
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