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I used to collect coins 40 years ago as a child and have just re-discovered my collection. I have a US one cent coin that does not look like any of the others. It is a wheatsheaf type and has an incomplete date stamp of 19?3 (possibly a 6?) and a mint symbol of S. The E PLURIBUS also looks to be mis-stamped and appears as 7LURIBUS. The coin material appears unusual. Is this an unusual occurrance?
If it is a wheat back cent, it would have to be dated before 1959. In 1959, they started the Lincoln Memorial reverse.
As for the missing details, that could be caused by worn dies of a foreign substance in the dies when the coin was minted. Either way, it is not a major error and has little value.
Regards
Joe Hylas
www.AllCoins.US
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Joe Hylas
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Numismatic professional with over 30 years experience can answer your questions about US coins, their values, how best to sell them and where to buy them. Interested in starting a collection? Find out which areas are undervalued and how to acquire those coins at the best price.
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Ex-Head Precious Metals trader for Deak-Perera International with 42 offices worldwide. Industry experience since 1978. Has worked co-operatively with US Mint, Royal Canadian Mint, Austrian Mint, Chamber of Mines of South Africa, World Gold Council and Platinum Guild International. Professioanl numismatist specializing in US Coins. Always buying collections, will travel if size of collection warrants. Website: www.AllCoins.US
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PCGS, NGC, Rotary
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Physician's Money Digest
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Paul Harris Fellow
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