Another Penny Error

[adant311]

I went to the bank today and got $10.00 in pennies. I didn't find a whole lot but I did find a 1918, 1946, and this 193? S. The 193? S penny sounds weird when you drop it. I even looked under a magnifying glass and I still can't tell what the last number. It looks like it was never on there. Is that possible or did it get smashed off?

 

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[Cannonman17]

Probably a filled die- still cool to find them though

 

[adant311]

Probably a filled die- still cool to find them though

Whats a filled die?

 

[Cannonman17]

Most often it's simply a matter of grease or some other similar material getting stuck inside a portion of the die that is used to strike the coin so when it does hit the coin the details don't show up, that's how I understand it anyways- I know that when I search rolls of pennies I come across quite a lot of these and they don't seem to really carry any premium.. I'm guessing because they are so common. I think that there are some similar type error coins also that are a result of the die being polished to a high degree.. but I don't know if that will produce a coin missing only a certain number or letter etc..

 

[whitesid]

if its a 1931 its worth some $$

 

[Cannonman17]

if its a 1931 its worth some $$

1) There may be a way to figure out if it is a '31 as some coins have "markers" that can identify them even without the date.
2) I seriously doubt that it is simply because the law of averages says so.
3) Even if it was it wouldn't bring a huge some in that beat up state (I see some damage on there besides the filled die)