1985 D Penny Missing Lower Half Of "s" And "o"

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fred87 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 05:57 am Noob here just wondering if I came across something rare Edited by fred87 02/24/2020 06:00 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 06:03 am @fred, first welcome to CCF. Second, there might have been a small amount of grease in the die when this coin was struck. Can you please also post a pic of the obverse of this cent? Thx. "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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 07:40 am to CCF. Please crop photos before posting...thanks. That is a weak area on the dies, and it only takes a wee bit of grease in that area to cause a weak strike look.No added value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 08:33 am Larger pics would help . to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
fred87 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 09:33 am Thanks @Coinfrog @John1 @Spence Hopefully this is big enough Report this Post to the Staff
fred87 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 09:37 am Sorry, here's the front Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7068 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 11:39 am Some say grease filled and some say since the design of the bust on the obverse needs a large amount of material to fill that design therefore causes the reverse devices to be weak, either way very common on all years of LMCs... to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 1:39 pm What is the weight of this coin? I checking to see if it is underweight? That might be the cause. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7068 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 5:02 pm @ coop...you need to ask Vanna for an S "This happens because so much height is necessary on the but."...or add a T... Report this Post to the Staff
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1985 D Penny Missing Lower Half Of "S" And "O"