1968 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC - Die Chip? Broken Letter?

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CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/18/2018 8:36 pm Hello. Found this the other day-haven't seen anything like it. The R in LIBERTY is filled. I've seen filled mint marks and die chips in the 9, but this I haven't. Isn't it just another die chip, in other words, no extra value? Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 12/18/2018 8:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/18/2018 8:41 pm The post on the die that should have created the center of that device has broken off the die. Note how it rises above the the other devices? When the post/pin has broken off the die, the base of the pin broke deeper into the die. Now all coins until retirement will have this same filled letter. (The post/pin prevents the formation of the device. But now because it is broken of, that area will be filled) Edited by coop 12/18/2018 8:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 12/18/2018 8:43 pm That's my guess a chip in the die. Maybe no added value, but very interesting to find never the less. I have a large amount of 1957-D LWC, The die at the 9-5 is damaged. I have been putting them in order to see if I might have a progression originating from the same die. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/18/2018 8:57 pm Thank you both. I think I might hang on to it-add it to the collection. Thanks for the images and explanation as well Mr Coop! Thank you and happy hunting! Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/19/2018 02:07 am Quote: I have a large amount of 1957-D LWC That year/mm combination is probably the most likely to have die chips in LIBERTY and the date/mm. Finding a progression with die markers would be cool. 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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1968 LMC- Die Chip? Broken Letter?