1921 Cent - I Can't Explain - Extra Stamped Letters And Numbers?

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JayK Welcome,

Interesting coin. I will not contradict John him have more experience then me in errors or varieties.

On your coin me I see some interesting points, which could not be after striking damage:

1. E from REX. is longed and broke at the base.
2. A from GRA touch the dot.
3. The CA we see it is negative printing? this is questionable, how?
4. The other negative "21" I have no explanation.

Before to answer you I look all my 10 1921 and no one show something close. I thing must be investigate more. Could be a strike. In that time was no automatic strikes, so move or fast done could happened.

Me I consider a interesting coin for those who look for errors and varieties.

It's all PMD. It looks like someone put another coin on top of the penny and whacked it with a hammer to impress one onto the other. The hammer slipped/bounced off the penny and destroyed the part of the penny opposite and wiped out the section between IND and IMP. The leaves on the reverse near the rim were crushed/flattened by the hammer blow and where the hammer took off the IND-IMP. From the look of the leaves, the bottom penny was on concrete. It's worth a penny.