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  • Are these pennies worth anything?

    I was going through my penny jar and came across a lot of different shades of pennies. I was wondering if they are worth anything. There are two 1944 pennies one is red, 1982 with a dot after the 19. There are seven pennies that are different shade of red. and a 1974 penny where the eye looks like a slit.


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    Last edited by starlight-7; 08-02-2010, 03:26 AM.

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    Unless, weight, diameter, density or some other physical parameter is significantly different, then the color differences are most likely meaningless. Cents can turn all sorts of colors while in storage or when exposed to different environmental conditions after entering circulation. Your photos are too small for any of us to determine the nature of the "dot" and the "slit" you describe.
    Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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      Thank you.

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        On the 74-S, if you mean the mark going through the eye and out into the field, that could be post mint damage. The general rule of thumb is if it's recessed into the coin (concave) it's likely post mint damage, if it's raised, it may be some kind of die issue. The latter can be something as simple as die cracks and die chips, but unless they're fairly dramatic they don't generally add much in the way of monetary value.

        *e* the 82 is again tough to tell like Mike said, that could be a die chip if it's raised, or a couple other things (I have an odd cent I'm going to be putting pictures up of soonish with a handful of raised bumps), but looks small enough that again, no real added monetary value. FWIW if you haven't tripped across the info, if you see a coin with a lot of tiny raised bumps all over it, it could be a counterfeit, google spark erosion counterfeit for info on that.
        Last edited by NearDateHound; 08-03-2010, 05:04 PM.

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          O ok thanks for the info.

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