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I have a 2001 penny that I thought was 1943 penny when i saw it in a penny tray at a small town gas station/store. i asked the counter person if I could trade them a penny for it and they said sure. After i left the store I took a second look and it was a memorial penny and the stamping is very sharp. Could some have gotten out without the copper surface? THANKS
Ronald,
You have what is known as an unfinished planchet error, where the coin blank was cut from an area of the long metal (zinc) sheet that did not get its outer copper coating. With the billions of pennies minted every year, this actually happens more often than you might think.
As described, its value is a dollar or two.
Dan
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