1987-D with missing FG on reverse

[Guest]

I found an interesting 1987-D penny with the missing FG on reverse and double die Liberty. Any information on this one?

[mustbebob]

We need photos. Do you have any?

[jcuve]

Welcome to the forum!
We do need photos. The FG could be from die abrasion or a struck through grease filled die. The obverse we'll need to see and have a more complete explanation of what where and why. The proper term is doubled die (with a d).

[galagems]

Please use the posted link for the photos. Thanks

[Scott99]

Please use the posted link for the photos. Thanks

There is no posted link.

I see....
Here's the link to the picture!!!!

[jcuve]

Ok, I see what you're pointing at, I am just not sure what to make of it yet...

[jcuve]

Looks like the reverse was struck through grease making the FG and some other details vanish.

[pennies4pennies]

I agree with Jason on the rev. Struck through grease. You can still see part of the F. Liberty I can't help.

[Peter]

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[wapa]

Hi galagems, welcome to the forums. Enjoy your journey. Like the others said above it looks like a struck through. There are remnants of the fg though, the liberty it picture is just too grainy to tell anything.

[mustbebob]

Welcome galagems!

It would be safe to say that NO die will have a missing FG. They are all hubbed with master hubs and dies that have this feature already on it. Therefore, any case of design elements that appear to be missing are the result of something else such as struck throughs, filled devices or over abrading.
One of the main things you can do to understand things like this is to know the minting process. Know what is possible and impossible.
I will never discourage anyone from asking their questions here, but as we can all learn, you will find that you can answer a lot of your own questions if you understand the process in the first place.

[GrumpyEd]

The coin in the post may be from grease.
There are many from abraded dies.
It's well known on Kennedy halves and some years for cents.
On some years the halves without it go for a good premium.

Both sets of pics show a normal coin on the right and a coin from an abraded die on the left:

83-P cent with FG almost gone:



82-P Kennedy half:

[wapa]

Not that it matters Ed I thought it was the 72 that was missing the FG. Maybe both years?

[GrumpyEd]

Not that it matters Ed I thought it was the 72 that was missing the FG. Maybe both years?

There are several years known.
I've found it on 82 and 83.
I think 72-D is one of the tougher ones with a nice premium.
Some have FS numbers, I saw a nice 66 SMS slabbed with an FS number.

[wapa]

Cool my son looks at Kennedy's. I was unaware of the 82, though he probably isn't. lol Thanks for the info. He did find a 72 d but it isn't the good one. It is missing the initials, but it could be a struck through.