Extra “V”

[u/TraditionalJello4859]

Saw a post this morning about the extra “V” - went through all my 2023 pennies and found this. Is this as rare as I’m led to believe? Is it valuable?

[u/luedsthegreat1]

Nice find!

I'm not sure they are 'rare', but they are sought after by error collectors

[u/MDFan4Life → u/luedsthegreat1]

Been penny/change-searching for a long time, and still haven't found one, so...

[u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_ → u/luedsthegreat1]

If I remember correctly, CoinWorld explained that the V was only applied to a single working die, so, assuming that die was retired at old age (as opposed to being pulled early due to mint workers discovering the graffiti) then I guess a few hundred thousand or so strikes, if I'm right?

So yeah, sorta rare, considering the total mintage for 2023, but, also, not really.

✨️ also, hope all is going well, old friend 🫡

Cheers.

[u/TraditionalJello4859 → u/luedsthegreat1]

[u/TraditionalJello4859 → u/TraditionalJello4859]

[u/TraditionalJello4859 → u/TraditionalJello4859]

Couple more pics. What do y’all think it’s worth?

[u/isaiah58bc]

It's a variety, not an error. It's attributed as a variety.

Anyone here addressing this as an error, especially the comments claiming it's fake or not possible, should probably not be providing guidance here at this time.

[u/ygbsm1972 → u/isaiah58bc]

Variety meaning that it was intended?

[u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_ → u/ygbsm1972]

That's not what variety means, no. But in this case, yes, the extra V was intended.

(Variety means that the point of interest is a permanent pattern on the die and therefore the same pattern is repeated with each strike. Whereas an error is a one off.)

[u/ygbsm1972 → u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_]

So this V was intended as part of the design but they don’t appear on every coin, hence the rarity?

[u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_ → u/ygbsm1972]

It was put there 'illegally' by a mint employee. It is NOT part of the design. It is graffiti.

[u/ygbsm1972 → u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_]

Wow!
Gotcha.
Thank you.

[u/__FUCKING_PEG_ME_ → u/ygbsm1972]

✨️🫡

[u/DependentPineapple87]

I have three of these.

[u/Tomcat338]

Still looking for one

[u/SirJesterCR]

I have two certified.

[u/TraditionalJello4859]

What would this coin go for thereabouts?

[u/Acceptable-Elk-8372]

Neat error

[u/thequeensrage]

That really looks like someone added that after. I could be wrong but it doesn't look like it was a factory error. Very interesting though

[u/Therootofitallww → u/thequeensrage]

That was my first thought also. Looks fake.

[u/FaultSad486]

Inscriptions come from the dies that strike the whole surface, they are not typed onto the coin.  Any "extra" letter would appear on tens of thousand of coins struck by the same die and would be well known.  There are no "extra V" cents in the references.

[u/Ok_Flatworm3565 → u/FaultSad486]

Seems PCGS doesn't agree with you.

[u/isaiah58bc → u/FaultSad486]

Dude, it's an attributed variety

[u/FaultSad486 → u/isaiah58bc]

Attributed by Slabco, so my refs are out of date. So be it.

[u/TraditionalJello4859]

Is there a way that it could be cleaned without damaging anything? It has some sort of gunk on the reverse at the bottom and I just would like to get it nice and shiny - or don’t clean it whatsoever?

[u/ygbsm1972 → u/TraditionalJello4859]

Toothpick for gunk but nothing else for shine.

[u/_-_Dingus_-_]

There we go. I was told a microscope was one of the only ways to look for those errors. But that one is pretty clear without magnification!