196? Old penny error coin

[Guest andymal78]

I have a one penny coin which has been with my family since the 60s with the date 196 with the last digit missing. Did people tamper with them back then or is it a more recent thing to do for sale on ebay etc.

Also where would i get such a coin valued if it was genuine?

[Peter 615]

You will need to post a picture...if real it may appeal to error collectors but value wise there is no guide it will make what someone is prepared to pay.

[Gary D 76]

It's conceivable that it could be a mint error although it sounds very unlikely. It may be that the mint make up more reverse dies than needed and keep some back with the final digit unstruck so they could use them in following years if not needed by just adding the final digit as required. Maybe.

[Guest andymal78]

I will post a pic later today....

[Peckris 579]

I have a 1967 penny (whoopee doo!) which is also an error coin, though no point posting a picture. It looks perfectly normal in every way, but if you drop it on a hard surface, it has no ring to it, it just clacks. Obviously it's not a forgery - the UK's commonest coin, almost zilch buying power even in the late 60s. Interesting though.

[scott 144]

i got a couple of planchet error 1967s

[Red Riley 2]

I have a 1967 penny (whoopee doo!) which is also an error coin, though no point posting a picture. It looks perfectly normal in every way, but if you drop it on a hard surface, it has no ring to it, it just clacks. Obviously it's not a forgery - the UK's commonest coin, almost zilch buying power even in the late 60s. Interesting though.

I can just see the advert now; 'L@@K rare 1967 Clacking Penny - a great opportunity to purchase this internationally acknowledged rarity' and in the small print; 'a few edge knocks due to the number of times I have dropped it on the pavement'.

Hmmm... Go for it!

[Peckris 579]

I have a 1967 penny (whoopee doo!) which is also an error coin, though no point posting a picture. It looks perfectly normal in every way, but if you drop it on a hard surface, it has no ring to it, it just clacks. Obviously it's not a forgery - the UK's commonest coin, almost zilch buying power even in the late 60s. Interesting though.

I can just see the advert now; 'L@@K rare 1967 Clacking Penny - a great opportunity to purchase this internationally acknowledged rarity' and in the small print; 'a few edge knocks due to the number of times I have dropped it on the pavement'.

Hmmm... Go for it!

Shall I put it up on ClackBay?

[Red Riley 2]

Shall I put it up on ClackBay?

As far as I'm concerned you can put it in Morecambe Bay!

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

Shall I put it up on ClackBay?

As far as I'm concerned you can put it in Morecambe Bay!

Don't go up there, you'll get a nosebleed.

Put it in Sandwich Bay.