1941 Wheat Penny.

[newnan man]

1941 Wheat Penny. No mint mark, the L in Libery is on the rim. I know nothing about coins so any help is appreciated.

 

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[l.cutler]

It's worth a few cents. No mintmark means it was from the Philadelphia mint, because it was the original main mint Philadelphia never used a mintmark until 1980. Even after 1980 the Philadelphia minted cent didn't carry a mintmark except for one year 2017. This was to commemorate the founding of the mint. L on the rim is normal, they were all like this back then, and as the die wore it would get closer. There are a lot of scammers trying to sell L on rim cents as a valuable error, but they are not.

 

[ARC]

Cutler is dead on... and when you think a few cents it is exactly that... .3 cents is the value.

 

[Mackaydon]

It has greater educational value when the events of 1941 are considered.
Don in SoCal.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

It's worth a few cents. No mintmark means it was from the Philadelphia mint, because it was the original main mint Philadelphia never used a mintmark until 1980. Even after 1980 the Philadelphia minted cent didn't carry a mintmark except for one year 2017. This was to commemorate the founding of the mint. L on the rim is normal, they were all like this back then, and as the die wore it would get closer. There are a lot of scammers trying to sell L on rim cents as a valuable error, but they are not.

I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).

There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[newnan man]

I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).

There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

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That is crazy, it would be like faking dollar bills.

 

[RustyGold]

I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).

There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

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Great story Buck!

 

[l.cutler]

I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).

There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

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Yep, right you are, I was thinking cents and didn't think to mention the nickel.