Unable to accurately read messy excess stamping 0

[Alisha7]

I know the coin is severely damaged. Aside from that, within the excess gold there is restamping. At the bottom left corner of the building on the back I can barely make out the numbers 7 and 5 which are trippled. The word Cent is also restamped lightly under original word Cent in red. How do I go about identifying not only the original date, but also what it was overstamped with? I'm not understanding what I'm dealing with all around.

[Greenstang]

What your dealing with is a badly damaged coin. PMD

[JKK]

We can see a few things:

The coin is so badly gouged that the how and when are not very important. It's just a normal memorial reverse cent subjected to serious indentation, perhaps used as a shim.

The date is definitely 1959, 1969, or 1979, though that doesn't have any impact on value or collectability.

There isn't evidence to believe it was countermarked (one of the terms for a deliberate post-mint marking or stamping). I don't see any, at least. The main evidence I see is that this poor humble penny has had the *spoon* kicked out of it, with heavy abrasion as well as gouging/indentations.

[Alisha7]

I appreciate the insight tremendously. This coin has seen better days for sure, and ultimately holds no value, but I think I will keep it in my collection. I feel it has definitely earned a permanent home

[JKK]

53 minutes ago, Alisha7 said:

I appreciate the insight tremendously. This coin has seen better days for sure, and ultimately holds no value, but I think I will keep it in my collection. I feel it has definitely earned a permanent home

Good. In the end, I believe that one should collect the coins one likes. Monetary value need not be the only concern, or even a concern.