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Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1941 wheat penny with slanted 1

Expert: Dan Moore - 8/4/2011

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I have a very good condition 1941 penny with a slanted one. using a B.C. mag. I compared with others and it looks to me like it was minted that way. No other marks or damage, no mint mark. Thank you

Answer
Doris,

This kind of thing happens on cents of all dates. It is actually damage that was done by a coin rolling machine. It moves the metal and after awhile as the coin wears, the damage blends in fairly well with the rest of the coin.

There's a good discussion of this on the Coin Talk Forum here :

http://www.cointalk.com/t69649/

I hope this helps,

Dan

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