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Pillar of the Community
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I'm presuming this would be caused by a foreign substance (like machine grease) that got into the stamping die and prevented the complete flow of metal from the coin blank into the coin die.
Does a fault like that increase the value of the coin?
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 United States
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Pics if you have them. Either Grease Filled Die or over abraded die are the two most common. Value depends on how severe or dramatic it looks. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi John Best I could do in artificial light tonight  |
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I wouldn't call them missing, just extremely faint. If I can see it with the naked eye, then it can't be missing. Too bad its the RU, not the first T missing.
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Too bad its the RU, not the first T missing. Only applies to '43s, shadz 
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United States
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That's a pretty good photo. The other side look normal? I think I see something in the field from IN to Lincolns' head? It does look like Grease Filled Die by TRUST. John1 |
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Only applies to '43s, shadz I don't care it would still be funny, and I would keep it even if it was a zincoln. (Maybe the zincoln would need the first T missing, the S missing, and the U having a closed top?) Any chance of a pic with the same lighting but coming from 180 degrees the other way? Sometimes things can be seen better if you jsut turn the coin upside down so the shadows fall the other way. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Appears to be struck-through grease or something else. I see what appears to be a depression around the area which could indict either a foreign object or PMD, the pictures aren't good enough to tell. Unfortunately, a minor issue like this will detract from the value as most collectors (in the AU-MS range) want "perfect" coins. In general, if it is an error, it will have limited appeal to those that collect such things. Collectors searching for pristine examples will likely pass on this coin. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
Edited by BadThad
09/24/2015 3:19 pm
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United States
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I have a half dollar like that too. Same thing but with TE fainted in United Sates of America.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Struck though grease (or SOMETHING) is what I'm thinking...
Edited by ChildOfTheWheat
09/24/2015 4:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Thanks everyone for your insights John1 there does appear to be another ' Struck Through Grease' shallow area over the I and between Lincolns head. The reverse seems all in good order. |
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Anyone hazard a guess at value as an error coin?
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Pillar of the Community
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"A coin is only worth what someone will pay for it."
Other than that it has a melt value of 1.5 cents. (but that 2006 law makes it illegal to melt pennies and nickels)
almost 300 million were made, and 1918 goes from about 10 cent to $10. So it would all depend on what someone thinks of the error and whether it raises the value based on grade, or lowers it. Minimum value I would say is 1 cent.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are many error collectors. And at one of the many coin shows I go to there is one dealer that has many albums made up of 3 ringed binders and those 20 slot sheets. They are all full of error coins and they do sell. Most are really minor errors and usually sell for small amounts. For example your 1918 Cent would be in the $2 to $5 dollar range pending how he feels about it. Most of his coins are about 10X face value. Most are so common you wouldn't even take them out of change yet they sell. At such shows I usually see about half the dealers with some sort of error coins. They all do sell. More and more people are going into error coins.
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New Zealand
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ebay Prices seem generally quite high for early date errors
Edited by Bas S Warwick
09/27/2015 05:04 am
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