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Found this one today. I am going to present the pics and some comments and let it go at that. I have sent photos to Mike Diamond and will post his answer when I have it. Obverse has some light reflectiveness to it but overall looks more business strike than proof. Obverse rims are flat and prooflike. Edge is flat with no beveling and shows what appear to be strong ejection scars (coin stands on edge pretty easily). Memorial design on the reverse is raised, Lincoln in incuse. Weight is 3.05g.    Edited by tropicalbats
06/19/2026 11:01 am
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Wonderful find! Congrats!
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Nice looking example TB. I look forward to Mike Diamond comments.
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Interested in learning 'the rest of the story'. Very cool!
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Outstanding!  |
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Great look to this error coin and I'm interested to hear what Mike has to say.
It seems the obverse was subjected to much more pressure than usual resulting squared/finned rims. This is also connected to why the edge was subjected to more outward force pressing into the collar creating the ejecting scars.
Multiple struck through planchets maybe?
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So I was close but overthinking a bit too much. I thought it was struck through a die cap, possibly a uniface cap created during a stacked two-planchet strike. Close, but not quite, as Mike is indicating a straight up uniface strike from stacked planchets. CoinHI figured it out!
Mike's comments:
"This would be an in-collar uniface strike. Since the raised ghost of the Memorial and the incuse ghost of Lincoln show approximately equal strength, it's likely that the underlying planchet was full-thickness. However, it's odd that both ghost images should be so strong. When you have a strong Memorial ghost but little in the way of a Lincoln ghost, that indicates that the underlying planchet was abnormally thin (split or rolled-thin). A full-thickness planchet generally produces weak ghost images (or none at all).
When two planchets are stacked on top of each other in the collar, effective striking pressure is elevated, resulting in a strong (and often finned) rim, and a tall, flat edge.
I agree that the vertical striations on the edge most likely reflect a worn collar.
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Thank you for updating with Mike's comments. |
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fantastic coin TB! just wow! |
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ANACS disagrees saying "a 'uniface strike' would not show a distorted image of the reverse design."
I believe they are wrong, but won't try to send it back in and convince them. It'll just get a sticker with correct info and put it on there.
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Thanks for the update here.
"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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Bummer.  |
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tropicalbats, are you saying ANACS called this PMD, or just had another term for it? Shocking if so, the obverse is clearly MS and acid would show a "fill line" on the edges of an MS coin... |
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I see I actually forgot to say what they did call it. They called it struck through late stage die cap.
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