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1968 penny letters touching rim

Hello i found a 1968 penny that all the letters and number touch the rim. Copper coins has this but no picture on there site is this normal for this year. http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1968&die_id=1968p1do001&die_state=lds

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  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2018 9:17PM

    CENT Not penny

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2018 9:19PM

    The effect you see can also be caused by hitting the coin's edge with a spoon.

  • Ok thanks I wasn't sure why it looked like this

  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭✭

    How much time in a day do you use to find whatever it is you see in coins?

  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭✭

    Besides the RARE Mercury Dime what else do you collect or just pocket change minutia.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For some odd reason, I can't exactly say why, I find myself intrigued by the wood grain more than the penny.

  • GluggoGluggo Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2018 11:34PM

    Good year for cars
    1968P-1DO-001
    | CLASS 2 (MDS)
    CONECA: I-O-II | Crawford:UNKNOWN
    Wexler: UNKNOWN | FS#:UNLISTED
    coin photographed is credited to Bob Piazza.
    Value Information
    The values represented here are based on sales results, auction results, and information derived from overall percentage based values given for lower grade specimens in other guides and sales sheets. It is not intended to be interpreted as a buy or sell price nor intent to purchase on behalf of this site. It is only to be used as a guide
    F...................1.00
    VF..................3.00
    EF..................5.00
    AU..................7.00
    UNC.................9.00
    MS63................12.00
    MS65................15.00

    I guess now we should grade it but I am not good at that stuff. But good web site;

    mintage figures]

    Philadelphia : 1,707,880,970 mintage classification : URS-32 population in circulation : 120
    circulation classification : URS-8 percentage of circulation : 2.4%

    Denver : 2,886,269,609 mintage classification : URS-33 population in circulation : 148
    circulation classification : URS-9 percentage of circulation : 2.96%

    San Francisco : 258,270,001 mintage classification : URS-29 population in circulation : 46
    circulation classification : URS-7percentage of circulation : 0.92%

    San Francisco (proof) : 3,041,506 mintage classification : URS-23

    Total : 4,855,462,077

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just a very beat-up cent that is worth exactly one cent.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 1:15PM

    The 1968 cent in this thread is worth a one cent.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just an old, well used cent... Not a variety. Get the Cherry Pickers Guide (CPG), it will help you when looking at coins. Cheers, RickO

  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's going on with the 8?

  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,053 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @giantsfan20 said:
    Besides the RARE Mercury Dime what else do you collect or just pocket change minutia.

    Do you constantly have to belittle every question put forth by new members?

  • A normal LMC. The letters touching the rim were common in the 60s.

  • giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2018 12:29PM

    @gonzer said:

    @giantsfan20 said:
    Besides the RARE Mercury Dime what else do you collect or just pocket change minutia.

    Do you constantly have to belittle every question put forth by new members?

    No just those that repeatedly post the same stuff time after time and dont do any form of research depite telling them where to find it or were told what it is not.

    How would you respond to rare mercuty dime question if asked?

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