Copper Penny with two dates

BETHEAC08

I usually try not to "quiz" you guys more than once a week but this penny has me stumped.

This penny has two dates!!!! And the dates are 14 years apart.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this before and if so how does it happen?

As always,,,,,thanks for your help Christina

Go Navy!!

MsMorrisine

counterfeit "error" coin

BETHEAC08

Reverse of Copper Penny with two dates. Just fyi

ifthevamzarockin

Fake error.

jonathanb

Struck with false dies (post-mint damage)

A similar example

emeraldATV

Never had 2 dates. Came close though in a snow storm.
And the reverse ?

numisma

I like how one of the strikes was in Philadelphia, and the other was in Denver 14 years later.

Hey, you must admit that this fake error is more interesting than 99% of the fake errors on eBay every day.

dcarr

It looks like a casting that had impressions of two different coins in the mold or wax.

johnny9434

Bogus, some one outside the mint fooling around

ricko

Interesting fake error.... Really tried hard... 14 years apart, two different mints, but only one side... Certainly fake, but I would keep it as a curiosity. Cheers, RickO

BETHEAC08

@emeraldATV said:
Never had 2 dates. Came close though in a snow storm.
And the reverse ?

My apologies for failing to include the reverse with the original posting. Pics of reverse have been forwarded but they're "nothing to write home about!!".....Thanks again for the training,,,Kristina

BETHEAC08

@ricko said:
Interesting fake error.... Really tried hard... 14 years apart, two different mints, but only one side... Certainly fake, but I would keep it as a curiosity. Cheers, RickO

Thank you RickO!

AlexinPA

Waste of disc space

JBK

For comparison, here is a double-struck coin. Notice how the first strike details are flattened.