United States 1 cent 1927 (without letter - misstrike) 

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United States 1 cent 1927 (without letter - misstrike)
United States 1 cent 1927 (without letter - misstrike)
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4169647
Area
Coins
Title
United States 1 cent 1927 (without letter - misstrike)
Country
United States (USA)
Face value
0,01 dollar (1 cent, 1 sen)
Year
1927
Variety / overstrike
zonder letter - misslag
Era
United States of America - Republic (1789-present)
Head of State
John Calvin Coolidge of the United States (1923-1929)
Type
Misstrike
Designer
Brenner, Victor David
Series
Lincoln cents - wheat ears reverse (1909-1958)
Theme
Abraham Lincoln, Flora (Plants), Presidents, Wheat ears
Material
Bronze
Weight
3.11
Diameter
19
Thickness
1.4
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 1927 VDB
Reverse
E • PLURIBUS • UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 132
Catalogue number
Schön# 130
Details
It looks like scratches or a wood-like pattern. This is the result of using a bad alloy for the coin-blanks. Known as a "wood grain error"