1944 wheat penny error?

[diggindave]

Hello! I found this unusual wheat penny while I was CRH a while back. It looks crazy, the dye looks (how do I put this?) messed up and the coin seems to be faded some. I have a couple of pics of the penny. Sorry if these pics are bad!

 

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[omga747]

Seems to be PMD (Post-mint damage), but without better pics it's hard to tell.

 

[dustywallen]

Take it out of the Mylar flip and snap some photos.

 

[diggindave]

Please excuse my first couple of pics of this penny, I put it in a flip because I thought it was weird. But I took that sucker out and got some better, detailed pics.

I also forgot to mention, the coin feels lighter than the other wheatys I have which I thought was weird too.

 

[l.cutler]

I agree, it is just beat up!

 

[diggindave]

Ok, thanks for all of your inputs! I thought it was unusual because I never seen a wheat penny that beat up before. I'm still new to the whole coin collecting business. Thanks for your help everyone!

 

[enamel7]

Yepper, definitely damage.