Spanish Fly 002 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Hello. Excited to join all of you. I am definitely newbie but eager to learn. My small collection consists of U.S. and foreign coins ranging from 1876 to present. Recently, i found 1971 penny, no mint mark . The 7 looked like a "3" from a distance. Is this possibly an error coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 No. It's abused. You can spend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Fly 002 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Oh ok. Thank you so much. Wow, that was fast. I appreciate the help. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Fly 002 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Is it ok to ask this type of question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Spanish Fly 002 said: Is it ok to ask this type of question? Yes, though after a while we hope you'll acquire the knowledge to be more selective. While the reverse pic could be much sharper and should have been rotated to correct alignment, it didn't affect the diagnosis in this case. We expect these types of questions and welcome them provided the person asking is prepared to accept the consensus answer. You would be appalled how many people think they've found their retirement, post a parking-lot penny they are sure is a Very Rare Mint Error, and then fight with people who tell them it's not worth any premium. We instruct them to send it in for grading if they are so certain. They don't, or if they do, they never have the character to come back and fess up to the result they got. Edited March 17, 2020 by JKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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