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Help Identifying Stamp On 1974 Penny

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Hello, I am new to collecting coins and have found a 1974 penny that has a stamp (looks like a shield outline) on Lincoln's Head. Please help identify the penny and if you have any knowledge about it, please share. Also, is this a rare coin? Thanks.

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to CCF Pastel_fl

Not rare. The stamp is PMD. (post mint damage).
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to CCF. They are known as counter stamped coins. It does look like a shield of some sort. First one like that I have seen. It is considered damaged to most coin collectors,unless you collect counter stamps.
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Wonder if Chafemasterj has this one? Police shield perhaps, issued to kid's at open house somewhere? That's the kind of thing these represent.
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Thanks guys. I can't find any photos of pennies with this stamp. What are counter stamped coins? Also who is Chafemasterj? Can you see if he has a coin like this?
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To CCF! It's some type of shield counterstamp.
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I've seen more than a few, stamped upside down This could be a bell.
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Pastel_fl, here is a link to Chafemasterj's running thread on counter stamped Lincoln cents. You can post your coin there and ask if he or another member knows of its origins.

http://goccf.com/t/303507&whichpage=26
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Thanks guys. I also have a few other 1974 pennies. Are they of any value?
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No on value, they are quite common and worth only if in high uncirculated grades(condition) of MS68 and above, yours are in the XF40-AU55 range, far below the grade needed.

The counter-stamps hold little value but to a collector like Chafemasterj, the shield, a buck or two

here are a few:


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