1968 Fused Penny Error?

[Furismo]

I found this penny in change. This part, "D WE TRUST" is fused with the rim. Is this anything special?

 

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[Nickel Searcher 219]

I think that might be the start of a dryer coin.

 

[Diver_Down]

Actually what you have is an off-center strike. It happens when the planchet doesn't land within the collar of the two dies. Off-center strikes are fairly common and only carry a premium when a significant portion of the coin's design is missing. Yours would carry no extra premium as it is ever so slight. Think of yours as much like a little wobble of the planchet as it was seated in the collar before striking.

 

[MrSchulz]

It's still worth more than a penny! Might only be a few percent off, but i'm sure if you asked a LCS they would pay you .02 or so for it.