1975 Penny Or Without VDB

If it should have a VDB and it is not there it most likely is because of grease or over polishing at the mint.
John1

Yes, agree with the above.

None of the above. Keep in mind the incuse nature of the VDB. In order for the VDB of appear on the coin, the VDB is raised on the die. So the die could not be filled to cause this. The short answer is, it was polished off of the die. Just like the incuse devices the rear of the Washington quarters, the slightest Machine Doubling before/during/after can cause these to appear doubled:

Proving that they are raised on the die. During die polishing, the raised devices are affected by die polishing more. Thus they go away a bit more each time the die is polished, then finally go away totally. No way to restore a raised area on the die. It is just gone. Another die event. No premium.

CoopHome: Why is my VDB on my cent not there? Die events that affect the coins struck by them

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