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Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 9:37 pm Was scanning coins with my loupe and found this. Appears the Lincoln memorial was stamped under the obverse stamp. The back also has a couple lines coming down from the steps to the bottom lettering. Report this Post to the Staff

tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 9:40 pm It is a die clash. It is also called a prisoner cent because it has the appearance of lincoln being behind bars Edited by tweak800 10/27/2015 9:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 9:51 pm Thank you very much. I've been trying to upload a better pic but figuring out the pic size generator thing is confusing. It says I've uploaded them 2x successfully but I don't see them. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 11:02 pm In Numismatic terms, we use struck vs. stamped. Welcome to the CCF! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 11:12 pm It's only a prisoner cent if the bars appear on both sides of Lincoln's profile. It is a very nice die clash though! How about some pictures of the reverse? Nice find! Edited by cwb 10/27/2015 11:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 12:16 am Well the bars do kinda go on both sides but I can't figure out how to add pics to this post via iPhone. Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 12:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 12:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 12:36 am Here is an overlay: Keep in mind that the obverse clash is rotated a bit. So the clash won't exactly overlap. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 02:26 am Quote: Well the bars do kinda go on both sides Ah! So they do! I didn't see that in the first photos. Excellent find! Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 02:44 am Sweet looker ya got there Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 02:47 am Thanks! First error I've found on the first day looking. Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 02:52 am What happened here? Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 02:53 am Goes all the way through. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 03:07 am Improper alloy mix also known as a Woody Report this Post to the Staff
tapapple65 Pillar of the Community United States 538 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 1:16 pm Both coins are nice finds. Report this Post to the Staff
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