1925 S Lincoln Penny Error

[Tkrose50]

Hi friends!

I think I may have found a 1925 S Wheat Penny with no "S" Mint Mark.

As I viewed this under magnification, I originally found what I believe is a DDO? Upon further inspection, I can see where the date has been struck multiple times and almost seems to have been drug along in lines. In multiple places under the year, I can see a faint "S" and trails which leads me to believe this is a 1925 S Penny but the S is not visible to the naked eye when viewing the coin.

What do you guys think?

Thank for looking!

[mustbebob]

Your coin suffers from die deterioration. The fact that is also has a lot of circulation wear also affects what you are seeing. I think you are looking way too hard. With that being said, I am somewhat intrigued by what appears to be an obliterated/weak S mint mark. I believe this just may be the result of the poor coin condition. As far as regular 1925 cents with no mint mark, there was close to 140 million of them.

[Tkrose50]

Thanks, Bob!

I'm still new at this so still learning the correct terminology. The "obliterated/weak" Mint Mark was what I was looking at. I do know they produced the 1925 cents with no mint mark in Philadelphia.

I agree, it's in terrible shape but just fascinated over the possible error in general. I seem to be drawn to the more circulated coins as I am intrigued by their history and the journey they have had. If only they could talk lol!

The more I read up on errors, the more addicted I become to reading and researching all I can. I can definitely agree with your comment on "looking too hard"! I am most definitely spending way too much time staring at pennies and reading up on the entire process. I just find it fascinating how many coins could have errors that we aren't even aware of.

Thank you for the reply!! Always appreciative to learn whatever I can from all of you pro's!

Have a great day!

[MintErrors]

Hi friends!

I think I may have found a 1925 S Wheat Penny with no "S" Mint Mark.

As I viewed this under magnification, I originally found what I believe is a DDO? Upon further inspection, I can see where the date has been struck multiple times and almost seems to have been drug along in lines. In multiple places under the year, I can see a faint "S" and trails which leads me to believe this is a 1925 S Penny but the S is not visible to the naked eye when viewing the coin.

What do you guys think?

Thank for looking!

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it is an oldie but goodie. I agree with Bob. The new dies are sharp, but over time, after striking tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of coins, they wear out. They can shift a bit when striking a coin.
It doesn't take much and the effect can be dramatic. The doubled dies typically is a die that was created with more tha one impression of the coin design. Those impressions are usually that he same height since the pressure is the same. If those impressions are off axis enough, you will see where one impression was done over another with cookie cutter style lines leaving hints. If it is separated enough, you can see split serifs or some times called notching on the letters and numbers.

Trying to identify a multistruck coin that is heavily circulated is a tall task. There is a line in the sand, sometimes unspoken on the amount of potential errors a coin may have. If one claims it is a doubled diem it is one thing that is purely die related. If one thinks multi strikes, it is strike related. One will usually override the other.

I approach these errors and varieties as logically as I can. I research the possible existance of a variety andif one exist try to match it up. Errors can be unique, so those can be a painful educational experience as people try to read and comprehend what actually happened to that coin. You always have to be weary about circulated coins, as there tend to be subjected to conditions that ay have been added outside of the mint. There are winners out there, but they are drying up.