We try to give people a hard time about post mint damage but, you got us, given the condition you do seem to have a legitimate obstruction error where something interfered with the production process. The most likely culprit is grease and/or dust filling the die. It's a "get what you can" error, I'd pay a few bucks and try to sell it for $10-15. Cool but common and not overly dramatic. Good catch!
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Good afternoon,
I have a1942 Penny in my collection. No mint mark. It's in very good condition as you can see.
But I believe it has a minting error. It's missing the "A" and part of the "M" in America on the back of the coin. I do not believe this is from deterioration or erosion because the coin is in very good condition. To my understanding this is a possible error from the minting die itself.
Curious to know if this coin is valuable because of this error. If yes, then how valu
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