1915 Recessed Ear No Broken Tooth? - Coin Community Forum

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Safi Valued Member United Kingdom 69 Posts	Posted 01/06/2026 07:04 am I have been going through my 1915 pennies and came across one that looks like it has a recessed ear ,but no broken tooth, it is smaller ,but doesn't look broken to me ( denticle if you're not from UK) , am I just imagining it Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 01/08/2026 12:14 pm Bumping this topic to get some eyes on the question. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
dgwright Valued Member United Kingdom 51 Posts	Posted 01/08/2026 10:31 pm Not all the 1915 recessed ear coins have the broken tooth; this mostly appears on the 1916 examples (all 1916 recessed ear pennies known so far have the broken tooth). I suspect they used multiple recessed ear dies for 1915 but only one for 1916, and that one happened to be the one with the broken tooth. Report this Post to the Staff
Safi Valued Member United Kingdom 69 Posts	Posted 01/10/2026 06:25 am Thank you dgwright,its the first one I have come across all of my others have the broken tooth, will have to check my 1916s too now Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94614 Posts	Posted 01/12/2026 9:24 pm very nice penny safi. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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