1983 P Copper Lincoln Cent (Missing #3 In Date)

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oyaji New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 12:44 am Hello everybody, once again I found an odd 1983 P penny in my pocket change. At first glance it look like the letter #3 is missing in the date. Closer inspection reveals a weak number instead. Is this a common error or does this command a premium? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74533 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 01:13 am The "3" in the date was Struck Through Grease a little bit, causing it to be weakly struck. Although, it's not enough to command a premium. It's worth face value, but you can still keep it if you want. http://www.error-ref.com/struck-thr...-grease-oil/ Edit: It was also over polished as well, in order to get rid of a Die Clash, and to extend the life of the die a little longer. It could be a combination of both that caused that issue on the "3" of the date. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 08/01/2018 01:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 01:17 am It kind of looks like a minor Struck Through Grease at first but a closer inspection shows some heavy die abrasion meaning they polished the heck out of the die to get rid of a clash or something. You can see what look like little scratches all.iver the coin. I would lean more towards that, in my opinion. Either way no premium for it. Pretty common on the early zinc pennies. Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 01:21 am Well there you go. EV knows a lot more than I so it probably is a strike through. It def does.look like it the way the three is deformed and flows to the side kind of. It looked like they removed a clash so that's why I was leaning more that way. Still a pretty cool looking find. Report this Post to the Staff
oyaji New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 01:22 am Thanks guys, here I thought I had something with this copper penny : ( I am learning though and having fun :) Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74533 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 01:41 am You're very welcome and no problem! It will be interesting to see what the others think as well. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/01/2018 05:06 am Quote: here I thought I had something with this copper penny It looks like it is a copper plated cent to me. Copper cents will weigh 3.1 grams,+/- .13 grams and a copper plated zinc cent will weigh 2.5 grams,+/- .13 grams. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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