1921 Penny, unusual 2 in date

[Hussulo]

I was looking through quite a few pennies for a friend at work and pulling out KN, H mintmarks as well as the scarcer dates, although most are only in fine condition and I came across this 1921 penny

Has anyone seen another like it? It looks to be a chip or a die cud on the 2. Although not as exciting as an over date or a letter struck over another one, I thought it was interesting.

Edited December 18, 2011 by Hussulo

[Accumulator]

I was looking through quite a few pennies for a friend at work and pulling out KN, H mintmarks as well as the scarcer dates, although most are only in fine condition and I came across this 1921 penny

Has anyone seen another like it? It looks to be a chip or a die cud on the 2. Although not as exciting as an over date or a letter struck over another one, I thought it was interesting.

VR Court lists it in his 1972 survey of pennies. Only 36 out of nearly 29,000 1921 pennies sampled showed this filled die error, so it's rare. The same filled die appears in 1920.

[Hussulo]

VR Court lists it in his 1972 survey of pennies. Only 36 out of nearly 29,000 1921 pennies sampled showed this filled die error, so it's rare. The same filled die appears in 1920.

Thats great news thanks Accumulator. Times like these it pays to have the right reference materiel. You know, I nearly never set it aside.