A question for you coin experts. :confused:

[John - Maryland]

Dug this 1917 Wheatie the other day and just noticed the number 8 stamped into Lincoln. Anybody know what it is? Did the Mint stamp this with an 8? Some kind of counter-stamp? Could this be rare? Thanks for any help.

 

[robertk]

I doubt it's from the mint. I've seen pennies with numbers stamped on them used as tokens before -- maybe that's what it is?

 

[John - Maryland]

Thanks, you may be right about that. Kind of an interesting find though.

 

[flash5153]

.Why would you say "no doubt" its from the mint? In my mind there is plenty of doubt. I have never seen a huge number like that stamped on a coin.How would a mint die do something like that?
Any meatwhisle out there with a set of number punches could have done this, seems more likely to me.

Can you give a better,,,close up picture?

 

[John - Maryland]

I don't think anybody said "No Doubt" it's from the mint. You are right a number punch could have done this.

 

[flash5153]

OOps,,, my bad, just reread the post above. Thought it said "no dought its from the mint". Huh,,, sry. Only had one cup of coffee this morning.

 

[johnnynelson]

YEARS AGO, I WOULD SPONSOR KIDDIE HUNTS, NUMBERING 10 PENNIES BY HAND STAMPING, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 AND BURYING THEM AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN A AREA, KIDS WOULD HUNT FOR THEM, AND WHATEVER NUMBER THEY FOUND IT WOULD CORRESPOND TO A PRIZE GIVEN.

THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE PROMOTION BY A CLUB, TO GET THE KIDDIES INTERESTED IN MD'ING.

 

[edjcox]

Ok

What prize do you owe him?