Is this an Error?!

[brendan1414]

Got this in a roll of pennies, what do you guys think? error? odd die?

[enamel7]

I'd say it took a hit.

[Tuberale]

Curious coin. Looks like there is very minor doubling in 195, but not in the 7. Also appears that the 7 may have been a clogged die strike. Under the close-up you provided, it almost looks like someone has tried to alter the 7, as much of the coin area appears raised, and only a portion of the 7 is missing: as if someone has tried to restamp it..

No idea now valuable it is, but certainly got something there. I'm not sure there is a premium associated with this coin.

[CoinHELP!]

"It took a hit" isn't the answer and is used too much on this forum. This coin was struck with and over-used and over-polished die and it resulted in most of the digit being removed.

[enamel7]

"It took a hit" isn't the answer and is used too much on this forum. This coin was struck with and over-used and over-polished die and it resulted in most of the digit being removed.

"It took it a hit" is a viable answer. There is no evidence this was an overpolished die. I also don't believe a mint employee would polish it to the point of removing a digit. Polishing usually takes place to remove a clash. There shouldn't be any clash in that area of the coin.

[CoinHELP!]

I thought to fast with my statement, I didn't mean it to sound so harsh. My intention was if the coin's nature can't be determined then it's not always, it took a hit. I answer these questions all the time and always offer other alternate reasons for a coin's condition. I felt that a relevant link should be provided of a person isn't sure about a coin.

Anyway, there's many instances when a mint employee over-polished a die causing missing elements. In example, 1922 No D, 3 Leg Buffalo, just to name two, and these were not polished because of die clashes either. The dies were over-used and abraided but their life was extended by being polished and messed with by mint employees.

I often find it possible that some coins have more than one "thing" going on and this coin could be one of those cases. It could have been hit by a tool during discovery, but if you compare it to a normal 1957-D, then you can see that the five is 5 and 9 are also missing a little of their design (I am refering to the tails of the 9 and 5).

So my first thought of a polished die. It's obvious to me that the coin was struck with a word die at the least. Here's a link to images of mint errors for reference http://coinauctionshelp.com/page14.html