What Is The Date On This Penny.

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Upon reading this, it seems impossible with the 3rd digit being illegible. I have used process of elimination in my head based on my knowledge of mintmarks and fonts on cents to deduce a date. It is not a 1986-D, as the lettering was thinner with lower relief by that point. 1976-D is also uncertain in my view, as the letters became larger and slightly thinner by this point. 1966 is impossible as no mintmarks were struck that year. 1936 had a much different font. There was a much larger 6 on the 1946-D cents, so I am going with a 1956-D. In addition, you can see a faint marking of what appears to be a '5' below the great damage on that third digit.

Please note that a reverse photo was added to the initial post above.

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1916 ; The 2nd 1 was split in half by a catastrophic blow to the coin .

If I had this single coin, I would throw it back into circulation. This coin is heavily damaged.

Honestly, it doesn't matter, the damage makes it worth 1 cent IMO.

You have a very rare 19116 D Cent. Made in 19116 in Denver and is supposed to be held by anyone with it until 19116. So what is your problem?