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1974 Penny Has A Lightly Stamped Word State On It I'm new Just Need Help

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 Posted 09/26/2019  11:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like it was Struck Through Grease in this area.



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@dk, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with the frog that your coin was likely minted with a little bit of grease in the die that caused the word STATES to be lightly struck.
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So is that an error that increases the value
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Not really
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@dk, if major aspects of the details are missing, then a grease-filled die can add some value to a coin. Yours is a nice example, but probably not extreme enough to have increased the value.
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That area is often affected because of the all the metal movement for the obverse, opposite that area.
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The taller tops of the devices are not in the affected area. On a Struck Through Grease they will be filled on the die also, leaving that area lower.
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