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samuldacamul New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 5:43 pm I wish I had a camera to post a picture of this, although I am at college and don't have a good enough one. Anyway... I am going through box of pennies and just found one with the date "974." The 1 is missing and it was very clearly never stamped. I looked at it under a 65x eye microscope to verify. I have the Red Book, which mentions nothing of an error like this for this year. Has anyone ever found something like this or know the rarity of it? Report this Post to the Staff

samuldacamul New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 6:07 pm Update: On closer look, in the right light... you can see an EXTREMELY faint line where there should be a 1, although there is absolutely no elevation at all. It does not look like wear. Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 6:26 pm You probably have an error that is called a "greased die." This is when part of the die is filled and doesn't come out in the coin. Nice error! Report this Post to the Staff
samuldacamul New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 6:29 pm Yes and I now see that the top only reads "In God We Tr." I will see if any of my friends have a decent camera and upload a picture when I get the chance. Are greased dies rare finds? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 7:15 pm Nope, coins struck with a clogged die(grease, press gunk, etc) are very common and would only carry a premium if major portions of the design are impaired. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 09/28/2012 11:15 pm Not rare, but still fun to find. 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
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