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I was going through some pennies the other night and found a 1984 d penny that was missing the L in liberty and also was missing the In IN GOD WE TRUST? The T in TRUST was also very weak, as if it were not struck as hard as the other letters. I was wondering if you have ever heard or seen anything like this? The reverse side of the coin has nothing wrong with it, what do you think?
Chad,
Without seeing it, I can only guess that either the die used to strike the coin was extremely worn, or there was a foreign substance (like grease) that got into the die and prevented the full striking of the coin.
In either case, its value will be a dollar or less -- collectors just are very interested in errors like this.
I hope this helps,
Dan
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