Strange IH Penny

salty_dawg_45

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• Sep 26, 2012

• #1

This one stood out in a small lot I recently obtained.
The "88" are really weak.
Any ideas?

 

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bornhunter

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• Sep 26, 2012

• #2

I don't think it is a known error. Maybe the planchet was a little short of copper.
BH

 

goes4ever

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• Sep 26, 2012

• #3

looks like a grease filled die, I have found old coins like that both detecting and coin roll hunting, still a great find

 

didymus

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• Sep 26, 2012

• #4

I used to collect error coins when I was a teenager. That's a known error type for that year. I have one also.