Wife and I found a 1944 penny with a large number five engraved across the front. We were wondering if this was just something stupid someone did at some point or if this was a collectible in any way? Any help would be appreciated.
2006-11-19 00:53:46 · 2 answers · asked by Christopher B 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It was not uncommon for companies in the past, to mark numbers on coins and use them as a token. It could stand for #5 key to #5 bin. Most of the time it is impossible to find out just why it was marked with a number. If it was engraved it was done for a reason. If it was punched, it just could be a person was trying out his new #5 but bet it was used as a marker some how.
2006-11-19 02:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The millions of white pennys they made. Copper was short in ww2, so they used things like lead to make em. Sounds like somebody stamped the 5 on yours. They are actually worth maybe 2 cents apiece without the 5.
2006-11-19 09:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋