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TXprincess New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 5:03 pm I'm a light weight coin collector. I found a 1978 penny that I suspect someone has been marked on just for fun. To the right of Lincoln's face, just above the 1978 date is the shape of West Virginia. The the two letters inside of the shape are WV. Any ideas how that came to be or even if it's worth anything more than a penny? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6505 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 5:17 pm Click on the lick below. He has some good ones http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by Keith67 02/05/2020 5:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 5:27 pm @txp, first welcome to CCF. Second, I believe that all 50 states have been used as the subject for counterstamped cents like yours. We see various ones here fairly often. This process is done after the coin leaves the mint so shouldn't increase the value, but to someone who is looking for this specific state, they might pay a smidge more than 1¢. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
TXprincess New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 5:43 pm Keith and Spence, very helpful. Thank you. I have never seen this before on any coin (and I'm not 20 yrs old ;). I looked at the link you sent. So anyone for numerous reasons can mark on a coin? If I read correctly, the interesting part would be the historical reason for the marking. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 6:11 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7505 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 6:18 pm to Community Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 6:30 pm These are put together sets and we find them in circulation coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 6:40 pm @Txprincess, yes anyone can mark/stamp anything on a coin for any reason whatsover. In fact, with billions of coins among millions of people for decades, anything IMAGINABLE has been done to the one cent coins. There may not be any particular reason other than just a desire to create an interesting novelty and make a profit. Sometimes coins are marked for reasons of pure vandalism. There may be political or other reasons (masonic symbols are common), but aside from accident, pure commerce is the likely reason for most. This is legal as long as there is no intent to defraud. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187635 Posts	Posted 02/06/2020 10:07 am to the Community! 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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