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New Member
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I have a roll of pennies from 1944. When I was looking to see if they might be worth anything I found that if they do not have a mint mark they can have a value of a few dollars. But I also saw one on ebay with no mint and an L error. Something about a rim error. I am wondering if this is the L error where the L in Liberty appears to bend into the rim. I have a few pennies that appear to do this and am wondering if they're worth anything.  Edited by shuzN7
02/28/2023 7:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the Forum, Shuz! That's not really an error, but a sign of a deteriorating die. Unfortunately there is no numismatic premium for that, and your coin is only worth several cents. Alternatively, it could be post-mint damage, as the rim in that area seems to be flattened as if it had been smashed. Again, no added value. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
United States
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to CCF Shuz!  the coin has had a rough ride in time. If you had closer pics it also allows others to get a deeper look. Happy hunting. |
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 United States
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Thank you both. My great grandmother gave me these when I was a teenager. Finally looking through them and noticed the no mint. The L seemed like the error and the rim isn't flat on that side as I can get a bit of nail to catch on it. I can try for better pics, but with the 300kb limit of the site I'm not sure about getting a good quality close image. I didn't think it'd be worth much but wanted to check. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Reverse pic would help, guessing around F or low VF, but not worth more than a few cents. to the CCF! |
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I found that if they do not have a mint mark they can have a value of a few dollars. Regarding no mint mark, there is no premium for this as this just means it was minted at the Philadelphia mint and they did not put a mint mark on them. Generally there is no "P" mint mark except on more modern coins, but still not on cents, except for 2017. |
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Agree with Cointree on the matter of the mint mark. I've handled a few thousand '44 Philly mint ( no mint mark) cents over many, many years. Of all the numismatic people I've come into contact with, none have indicated these cents have increased value because they 'don't have a mint mark'. Common, well-circulated '44 cents like the one pictured above can run between 5 and 10 cents. |
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United States
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to the CCF You have been given good advice, nothing for me to add to it except be wary of what you read about coins from ebay sellers - many are very uninformed and just trying to make a buck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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44 no mint mark is a very common date. Only worth a few cents in this condition. |
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Welcome to CC!
This is a common coin, looks to be VF and worth about 5 cents.
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