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Aaron1978 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 2:44 pm Hello. I found this penny in my "pocket change" and would like some help knowing what happened to it. Is it worth more than just 1 cent? Some info would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 3:02 pm Looks like it was struck through an obverse die cap. Yes worth a lot more than face value. Report this Post to the Staff
Aaron1978 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 3:06 pm Thank you for your reply. I recently just got into collecting and am still learning. I haven't been able to find anything about this penny. Aaron Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 3:19 pm to the forum. Very nice find! I have yet to find one and I search pretty regularly. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
Aaron1978 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 3:25 pm Dose anyone know the year and mint? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 4:00 pm Congratulations on your find, it's a nice one! It is hard to tell the mint and date from your pics but it might be 1971-P or 1971-D. of course it might be something completely different, like I said, it is hard to tell. Maybe others will venture a guess. Either way it definitely has additional value above face. Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 5:23 pm As others have said, struck through late stage die cap. Too bad about the condition. Still, it's a great find from circulation. It seems that quite a number of these are showing up here on the forum lately, being found in this manner. Report this Post to the Staff
Aaron1978 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 5:51 pm Thanks for the all the replies. I am learning a lot. I think the coin is in great shape, considering it was change for a soda. I'm new at this but I don't know how to clean the surface dirt off, so I will leave it for a expert. The local coin shop told me that it's only worth $40 maybe $60 at the most. Is that true? Report this Post to the Staff
JJHFL Valued Member United States 395 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 6:03 pm If they would give you $40-$60 I would think that would be great! They are a bit all over the map value wise, but I will say the middle ground seems to be around $20 on the 'bay. I have one running right now that I found coin roll hunting myself. ebay link in my signature. Its at $5.50 right now with about a day to go and quite a few watchers... so I guess we will see. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 6:12 pm Here's a reference site to learn more about your coin.http://error-ref.com/Struck_through...die_cap.html Report this Post to the Staff
Aaron1978 Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 6:23 pm Thanks! Your link was a delight to read and is full of information. Report this Post to the Staff
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