Is This An Error? Missing Or Light Number M (1946 S Cent)

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Jamcoin Valued Member 56 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 02:47 am So is this an error or just rubbed off.? Actully appears stronger in my bad photo... naked eye can bairly see its outline(mint and last part of date) for some reason I want to say I have 2 or 3 of them though * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 03:07 am I'm a tad confused at to what you are referring to on the coin. However, it does appear that this 1946-S cent has been harshly cleaned and scrubbed. Perhaps Pareidolia. Report this Post to the Staff
Jamcoin Valued Member 56 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 03:43 am What? So you dont think the 46 and the s are way softer? Instead insinuate I see crap or am crazy? Or what ever that was ment to be taken as. Hmm except the problem is I'm not seeing it... and I take what you said as an insult. haha ok what ever you say man. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 03:48 am Not entirely for sure why you are getting offended. Pareidolia is a thing we all see in day to day lives. Didn't mean anything by it, we just sometimes tend to see patterns in things that aren't there, it's human nature. The 1946 along with the MM is softer because of either the cleaning/scrubbing of the coin, or the devices for that die were weaker in that area when the coin was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 04:23 am First off Jamcoin,chill. What I am seeing is either a tapered die of maybe a minor Struck Through Grease issue.Also,work on cutting the glare from your photos. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19163 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 07:24 am The '46 S Wheat cent is known for having a relatively weak 6 in the date. Over time spent in circulation, that 6 becomes weaker. I have a tub full of circulated '46 S wheat cents, and I'd estimate that 70% have a weak 6 like yours. And, the mint mark can often be weak as well. Edited by ijn1944 10/19/2021 07:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/19/2021 1:10 pm But there was a weakness on the '46' that year. I've seen examples that show weakness like this and the mintmark was stronger. So I feel that this coin may have been cleaned, but the '46' was also weak. The '19' on the date was from the master hub, then added the last two digits until 1983. Did a bit of looking on this subject. I found something interesting. Looks like there was a weakness issue on that year, but not exactly what I figured. It appears that one of the working hub was polished. The polishing seems the same on each example, but the minmarks are in different locations, so they are not from the same die. Also note the date is affected, but the mintmarks are strong. So they I concluded it was a working hub that was to blame. Not polished dies. Just looking a bit deeper we learn something new for today. Edited by coop 10/19/2021 1:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jamcoin Valued Member 56 Posts	Posted 10/20/2021 05:39 am Ok I think I get it, the 46 is in fact weaker, but that's common in 46, also I agree in the point that it has probably been cleaned. That a how it came in this random roll of wheaties I was looking at. Thank you guys Report this Post to the Staff
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