194? Wheat Penny I Am Stumped! Could Use Some Help Please!

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up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 7:32 pm Hi folks, I have been studying this 194/ something penny for a while, and cannot figure out what the last number in the date is! At first I thought a six, then took a closer look, still not sure, could use some help, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 7:45 pm Looks like a 1948 D with damage on the date Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 7:58 pm The 8 has taken a hit pushing the metal over to form the diagonal line. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 8:06 pm Yes--not an error, but rather mechanical damage, such as from a bubble gum machine mechanism. Added: here is a similar piece for comparison. Also posted today! http://goccf.com/t/416139 "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 8:25 pm Either way, pretty much a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 8:31 pm Was an 8 and circulation damage. 1 cent worth. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19202 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 8:54 pm In a junk Wheat cent bin at a coin shop one would pay 5-10 cents for it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97307 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 9:00 pm A smashed 8 ends the date Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
up coin creek New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 9:27 pm Thanks to you all for taking the time to look. A smashed 8 it is then! Report this Post to the Staff
flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 02/03/2022 10:48 pm Could be a "3" . . Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/04/2022 12:29 am The three of the year ws not his design. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/04/2022 10:57 am Done by a Gumball Machine: Note how it is just slightly off, from parallel to the rim? That is how they altered the coins when they went through these machines. Not all devices were affected, just the last digit of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
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