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1941 Penny Error "Merica"

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Hi, I'm new here and this is my first posting. Here is a penny I found in a roll. Couldn't help but notice a missing A. Any insight on this would be highly appreciated.
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 Posted 06/15/2022  3:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm thinking struck-through grease ( Grease Filled Die).
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You can see other letters that are also light..
Due to a partially Grease Filled Die.
A fairly common occurance.
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First welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with this weakness of strike likely being due to a little grease in the die. It is a little hard to know for sure though with this amount of circulation wear.
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Nice Greaser!



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I agree, partial Grease Filled Die.
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Happens a lot on coins:
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This kind of thing is much less common in Canadian coins, I'd definitely keep a struck through if an entire letter was missing.

On a side note it made me laugh because I have talked to a few Americans with heavy accents that when they say America sound like Merica so it made me giggle a bit:p
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Wrekkdd is right on American accents. Living in Ohio I hear most Ohioans ( Ah-ioans ) saying "Merica" without them even noticing it.
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Thank you all for the welcome and the comments it's much appreciated you guys are awesome
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 Posted 06/17/2022  11:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bigwho808 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is such a cool find!
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