1957 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC - Die Break Or Lam Error?

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twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 8:02 pm Hello All, going through some 1957 LWC and found this one. On the reverse - is this a die break or a laminaton error. there are parts of the crack that are incuse and some areas are raised. Take a look and see what you think. Edited by twistedt 02/09/2018 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75270 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 8:04 pm Looks like a Lamination error. Note the cracked and flakey appearance? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 8:05 pm Quote: On the obverse reverse, right? Looks like a lamination/partly split planchet to me, with some wear on the leading edge (i.e. between the A in STATES and the R in AMERICA. Does not look like PMD to me so itsa keeper! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 8:22 pm Quote: reverse, right? correct- my bad. will fix it. Edited by twistedt 02/09/2018 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 9:16 pm Looks like damage to me. The letters ERI are distorted and shifted, lams don't do that. Report this Post to the Staff
twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 10:36 pm Quote: Looks like damage to me. The letters ERI are distorted and shifted, lams don't do that. to me the distortion looks to be more on the R - the E and I dont look shifted - couldnt it be because of the lamination ? such as a small edge got bunched up and folded over/under as I said this area is raised and incuse at certain points along the crack Edited by twistedt 02/09/2018 10:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 12:29 am It's a lamination flaw. The R looks like the peel folded back on itself and was worn down by circulation. The upper section of the A looks like the peel came off altogether. Nice find! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 3:04 pm Or a struck through debris issue. Both would be minor though. Report this Post to the Staff
MrPink2018 Pillar of the Community United States 2499 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 02:56 am nice grab, good eye, sometimes those are easy to overlook Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 03:46 am The affected area below AMERICA points definitively to a lamination flaw. I don't believe there is a strike-through there. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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1957 LWC - Die Break Or Lam Error?