No Ear Abe...1958-D, With Lobes? - Coin Community Forum

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AMB Pillar of the Community United States 801 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 8:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

AMB Pillar of the Community United States 801 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 8:26 pm The reverse has a pattern on the edge by the wheatears. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5212 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 8:36 pm The obverse may be a grease filled or polished to remove a clashed die. The details appear to sharp to be a worn obverse die. The reverse is PMD. The reverse scraped against something to cause the marks. Edited by jack jeckel 08/23/2014 8:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AMB Pillar of the Community United States 801 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 8:56 pm Close up may reveal more...it's interesting to see. Also look a the two raised areas east of the eye and the cut into the orbital. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 9:04 pm Looks like the ear was scraped off poor Abe. ( You can see metal striations on the lobe, indicating something removed it. Report this Post to the Staff
AMB Pillar of the Community United States 801 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 9:48 pm A little Van Gogh'ish. Or maybe battling vampires. 😁 Report this Post to the Staff
junjun Pillar of the Community Puerto Rico 778 Posts	Posted 08/23/2014 9:55 pm It looks like PMD on both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
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