NGC 1943 steel cent die adjustment strike. The coin is weakly struck, with much of the design missing on the obverse and reverse.
The error occurred when the coin was struck with insufficient pressure. This can occur when a press is starting up, or it can occur when the press is not striking at the sufficient pressure for other reasons.
Die adjustment strike steel cents are extremely rare, and an estimated 2-4 are known.
NGC did not grade the coin, but we would grade is uncirculated.
PCGS 1943 steel cent obverse mid stage die cap strike, with a brockage of the reverse across the coin's obverse. The coin was struck through a die cap, which had struck probably 3 or 4 coins...
NGC 1943 steel cent obverse late-mid stage die cap strike, with a brockage of the reverse on the coin's obverse. The error occurred when a die cap struck this coin after it had struck maybe 5...
PCGS 1943-X steel cent late stage die cap strike, with the coin having much of the obverse design missing. There is a somewhat faint brockage of some of the words"CENT" and "UNITED STATES" on the...