what is this penny?

Spawnfreak

I have seen a lot of pennies in my day, but never seen this!

JBK

It's a counterstamp, added by a private entity. In this case, commemorating the Moon Landing.

justmenutty72

A counter-stamp commemorating Apollo 11 landing on the moon.
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjCpYqH9fH5AhXsFlkFHXUWBKQQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html&usg=AOvVaw2PBa_eCco5YFrJvecvtI_m

Spawnfreak

I did get the part about the moon landing, having lived through it! Just never saw this coin before. Thanks.

Namvet69

It's pmd and that's a cent.

TomB

I've seen these before, but in my experience the ones dated 1974 and having an outline of a state were quite commonly found in the 1970s and 1980s in change as were those that had a portrait of JFK facing Lincoln.

BuffaloIronTail

@TomB said:
I've seen these before, but in my experience the ones dated 1974 and having an outline of a state were quite commonly found in the 1970s and 1980s in change as were those that had a portrait of JFK facing Lincoln.

There are people who collect them.

Pete

ricko

The most common one I have come across has been the JFK facing Lincoln. I have not seen this one in change before - though I have seen it in online pictures. I always put them back in circulation, to attract the attention of other potential collectors. Cheers, RickO