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Pillar of the Community
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I've never actually seen one of these before, but thinking this is a fragment from a deteriorating die cap. Just can't quite see how else you end up with this, um, coin. No date Lincoln Cent (zinc) mint error - die cap fragment   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very cool, tropicalbats! You might be right. Sounds very plausible.
Errers and Varietys.
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Very interesting indeed.
So, if this is a fragment of the actual die cap wouldn't the image and legends be incuse?
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That is an odd scrap--is it even close to the weight of a cent?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very good educational piece.
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United States
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a broad strike fragment maybe?
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Pillar of the Community
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That bag has some cool finds in it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love errors like this. Great to study and try to understand what happened.
Wonderful error, Mr. Bats!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like it, whatever it is.
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Pillar of the Community
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6116 Posts |
Thanks! And no, a die cap wouldn't be incuse. The obverse here would have been glommed on to the die and show normal, while the other side slams into each additional planchet as they get fed in thus making the reverse a mess.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice, and would that be considered an indent on the reverse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Glory knows what mayhem happened to the reverse. Could be some kind of an indent situation but pretty hard to know for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How in the world did that one escape the Mint's QC crew?!
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Pillar of the Community
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Likely was minted back when coins just went into a $50 bag, scraps and errors included.
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Very interesting!  |
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Posted 05/04/2024 06:38 am
