1936 Wheat Penny With 3 Legged R - Coin Community Forum

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TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 11/26/2020 9:44 pm Found two of these in a roll. :) Report this Post to the Staff

stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 06:02 am The missing leg of the R stems back to a hub that had become damaged in that way. Subsequently, the dies it produced struck coins that were missing that leg of the R. A cool educational find but not a particularly rare thing. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 10:30 am I was unaware of that. Would have guessed circulation damage. Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 11:28 am The big three doubled dies for 1936 , fs-,01/02/03 , were all first hubbed with the broken R hub then finished with an undamaged hub. Report this Post to the Staff
TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 11:36 am This was the other coin Report this Post to the Staff
CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 12:14 pm three-legged? Report this Post to the Staff
TippyCanoe Pillar of the Community United States 607 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 12:16 pm HaHa I don't know why I called it a 3 legged! Report this Post to the Staff
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