1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

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Cljnt
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1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by Cljnt » Sun Apr 11, 2021 3:05 pm

Found this in my pocket about 40 years ago. It's been in my sock drawer ever since. I've never cleaned it. I just tried searching this condition and didn't find anything. Any thoughts, opinions, info or evaluations would be appreciated. Thanks
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Bill in Burl
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Re: 1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by Bill in Burl » Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:21 pm

Broken/split planchet. Their QC must have been napping that day.
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Re: 1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by Cljnt » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:00 pm

Thanks, Bill
The Mint is one of the few places where QC napping is acceptable.
Would I be correct in assuming this defect is rare but doesn't have much value?

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Re: 1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by Bill in Burl » Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:52 pm

They are nice to keep as an oddity, and some error collectors might be interested, but I doubt it would pay for a Starbuck's double-latte with tip.
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Re: 1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by SP67 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:19 am

This is called a "ragged fissure".
But many collectors uses also "ragged clip".

You can find some information here:

https://www.error-ref.com/fissures_-_ragged___smooth/

Recently similar coins have been sold on Ebay with sold prices between about 30 to 80$cnd.

You have a nice one. The extended fissure is well visible.

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Re: 1970 Penny ⁽ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗˢ⁾ (defect)

Post by Cljnt » Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:46 am

Good to know, THANK YOU, SP67

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