I Have A 1958 D Wheat Penny With "Backwards" One As Well!

That is a die chip. We often hear that term. But what does it mean? A piece breaks off the die, leaving a void. Now when the next coin is struck that void on the die is filled with the new cents material. This creates a raised area on the cent. But this void can continue to break away more and more as the die is continuing to be used. Thus that void is now a raised area on the coins struck by that die.




They are common.

This particular die also shows a crack/channel from the bottom left corner of the MM to Lincoln's vest which your pic shows.

Good question - keep asking!



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The fill 'B' is a similar cause, but also different. On the dies to form the centers of closed devices, it has a pin to form the center of the closed device. When this post breaks off or even breaks below the devices, the filled area can be shallow or even taller than the device if the lowest part of the post breaks deeper into the die:
Breaking:

Broken level with the devices:

Broken below the devices (Now taller than the devices)


So my next question is: "Why doesn't this happen to the 6 & 9 On Lincoln cents?" On this series all the 6 & 9's are not closed. The are all open on one end of these digits on the Lincoln cents. Other Denominations they are closed. Just Lincoln Cents are not. Something new to you today?

Thank you for all the info coop!

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