1918 Wheat Penny

Jerry_Oakes

The newbie is back.
I have a 1918 wheat penny with an unusual
marking above the date.
I was wondering if this penny has value?

Jerry_Oakes

dsessom

I believe that's most likely post mint damage, although the photos are pretty grainy.

MarkKelley

Sorry, your coin is just damaged.

jmlanzaf

You're asking the wrong question. The first question you should ask is "how would this happen during the minting process?" If you can identify the error, you can determine the value. 99% of coins have no error. Of those that do, most have no significant value. You need to study first and go searching for treasures later. Otherwise you're just wasting time.

emeraldATV

Better photos are required at the request of the people.

ricko

@Jerry_Oakes... Post Mint Damage (PMD)..... No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO

Jimnight

PMD

coinbuf

Just damaged. As @jmlanzaf wrote you are just wasting your time if you don't know what to look for and are just finding anything you consider odd. Like looking for the titanic and starting your search in the desert.