1988 D Penny - Mint Error Or Post Mint Damage? Grading?

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Rkmcdaniel Valued Member United States 53 Posts	Posted 10/10/2019 5:10 pm I came across this Penny in a roll. It looks like a beautiful Penny when viewing from distance and has beautiful red color. As I look close up I see concerns on obverse and reverse. There is a dark blob over the word Liberty. I also see numerous diagonal lines across Lincoln face. On the reverse there are numerous lines going through States Of and motto. I also see diagonal lines going through the steps and towards one cent. Are these post mint errors or errors during production of coin? Would a coin like this be worth grading? I appreciate any help you can provide. I am new at this and Any information will be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/10/2019 5:59 pm Lighter full-size pics will help in answering your questions. Surface details cannot be seen well on these. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74620 Posts	Posted 10/10/2019 7:12 pm Much better pictures please. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7053 Posts	Posted 10/10/2019 10:04 pm IMO..no need for more pictures, what you are seeing is from a plating issue (common on zinc cents) and with those spots not worth grading...spend it and forget it...best of luck on future finds.....keep asking Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/10/2019 10:11 pm The rolling lines are on the planchet. (Rolling as during the flattening of the stock metal) Why are some of the lines present and some are missing? They are all over the planchet before the strike. Even after the strike you can still see a hint of these. But why on this coin are these lines seen as strong as before the strike? The die had a slight coating of grease on some deeper and some of the fields. So the die was prevented to strike up the design of these areas. So what you are seeing is the result of struck through thin grease blockage on the die. Note the dot under Liberty and the missing plating? The dot looks like a split in the center of the dot. So it must be leaching something that is rejecting the plating on that area. Edited by coop 10/10/2019 10:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 02:02 am with @coop. Notice how the lines run in opposite directions from obverse to reverse (or the same direction if you consider it three dimensionally)? That heavily suggests a pre-strike planchet condition. 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
Rkmcdaniel Valued Member United States 53 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 1:53 pm Thanks to everyone for your responses. I appreciate it very much. Report this Post to the Staff
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