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Rest in Peace
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Hi guys Does any one know what causes the extra metal behind the "2" on this 1942 penny...?   Also has a missing " H.P" on the back.  Edited by wert
01/19/2012 8:26 pm
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I can still see the HP, it looks worn
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Rest in Peace
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Ya coincollect1...Now that I look a little closer, I think I can see it...  |
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I think I see the P but not the H. I think its PMD on the date. Edited by darryldarryl
01/19/2012 9:21 pm
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Anyone see the C to the left of the neckline?
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yeah, I see the "C" on the left of the neck  |
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Yeah RogerD, we've had discussions about this on cents before, some of the appear to have "micro printing" on them. No one has given me a firm answer for their existence yet.
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Rest in Peace
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Ugly...What is this "micro printing" all about anyway....? RogerD...I see the "C" now that you mention it...What is that all about...? 
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01/20/2012 3:57 pm
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I don't know Wert, as I said tiny barely struck letters and numbers appear faintly in the fields of some cents, always at that location. Maybe it's a sign to repolish the die, I have NO idea. Maybe the guys at the mint have one too many cocktails at lunch and come back and do this just make us wonder what is going on.
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Rest in Peace
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Ugly....I will go with the cocktail theory, sounds good to me.... 
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Is the 'C' directly southwest of that white dot/puncture at the center of the latest photo posted?
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yes,
there are more conversations here about similiar marks with other letters and numbers appearing even on MS grade coins.
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Thanks, I'll go ahead and jot something down here.
I'm looking at the C and thinking in an abstract way, that the 'C' could easily be a 'G'. When I look to the left of the possible 'G', I see three darker coloured markings that appear to basically form the letter 'K'. That would be 'K.G.'. I realize that's way out there somewhere, but that's what I see.
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I can't wrap my head around those being on the same axis, but I certainly understand someone else could.
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You're right, what I'm looking at is almost horizontally aligned to the page. It's probably very coincidental and could be the direct result of searching a couple of thousand coins today. My eyes simply don't perform like they used to...  Edited by staircase
01/20/2012 11:55 pm
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staircase...There is a "C" below that dot you are referring to...But, to the left side there seems to be a very faint "K" as I am looking at it...I am not an expert, but I can not figure out how letters can get stamped over on that side of the coin...? This is about as good as I can get...See the "C"...? 
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01/21/2012 12:29 pm
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