Wheatie with questionable date??

Came across this penny and noticed that the date was very faded and damaged on the third number. I can see 19 but it is very faded and at the end I see a 5 which is faded as well but not as bad. Any reason why the date would look like this? Are there some error pennies that have faded or missing dates?

Ben

 

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Posted the wrong picture... here is the penny that I am talking about.

 

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Sometimes, a coin will have weak digits or letters. This can happen for a variety of reasons. But yours looks to be a combination of wear/damage.

 

Yeah I noticed the damage, I wish I could figure out the date.

Thanks for the help,
Ben

 

Grease filled die, I think thats whats going on with the date here ...

 

Heres one I own

 

I wish that I would see what the actual date was, I would like it to be a 1915 but I cannot tell.

 

I'm thinking 1945. The rims are too thin for a 1915.