1966 Penny with error

[rvrboy]

Hey everyone! Im a new coin collector and wanted to see if anyone had ever seen an error like this? Weird beveled line that starts from the top of lincolns head and continues down the left hand side. The greyscale scanned shows it the best. I tried EVERYTHING to find out what kind of error this could be but couldnt find a thing. HELP!!!

[Finn235]

Honestly, judging from the condition of the coin, I would say it's most likely post-mint damage. Coins (especially pennies) see all sorts of abuse, and it is not at all uncommon for unusual damage patterns to surface on a coin.

 

If this was an error, the most likely cause of a line on a coin would be a damaged die, which would produce a raised line, rather than an indent like your coin shows.

[rvrboy]

Hey thanks for the feedback. Its just such a strange marking that I was perplexed. The confusion came from the strange reflections this marking caused when you look at it. The part of the head of lincoln left of the line is lower than the rest of the head. thought it might be wear. Just wanted a more experienced eye.

[luke_idk]

Just a question. Why did you call it, penny

Is it a common or funnny name, for cent?

Sorry, but I don't know, so much, about U.S.A. coins

[rvrboy]

you know, luke Im not entirely sure where the "penny" name started but its commonly called that here in the US and Canada. Good question.

[Finn235]

you know, luke Im not entirely sure where the "penny" name started but its commonly called that here in the US and Canada. Good question.

 

The name actually stems from the Old English word, penning, referring to the small copper coins used throughout the Roman Empire. After the split between the old Norse languages into English and German, the word evolved into "penny" for the English, and "pfennig" for the Germans. While the proper name of the coin within the US is technically a "cent," the British colonists were so used to the word "penny" that use simply never died out. Despite what many people here would say, the terms are completely interchangeable.

[luke_idk]

Thanks for your answers. Since I'm a British pennies collector, i knew the story of the name "penny", but I didn't know anything, about its usage in North America.

 

Do you know where the sentence "to spend a penny" comes from?

[just carl]

Thanks for your answers. Since I'm a British pennies collector, i knew the story of the name "penny", but I didn't know anything, about its usage in North America.

 

Do you know where the sentence "to spend a penny" comes from?

Maybe good or bad but regardless, here in the USA probably out of 300,000,000 people 299,999,990 say PENNY for that one cent coin. The thing about the USA is we like to invent our own way of talking or speaking and we use the words that come out of grade schools and we stick to them forever I guess.

Not long ago someone posted somewhere many different names we use for our monitary system.

For example we say 2 BITS for a quarter dollar. Many say Fin for a five dollar paper currency which is also called a BILL. And those that do say QUARTER, seldom say quarter dollar. Yet most say HALF DOLLAR for a half. Our NICKELS say five cents yet out DIMES say DIMES, not ten cents. In the USA you'll also hear SAW NOTE, SCRATCH, LOOT and many other odd ways of saying out monitary system.