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Thanks, igwt79 and jbuck! Quote:
Nice one -makecents-
Yours doesn't look retained... Looks like it fell off (out)?
... at least with these tired old eyes. I marked up my closeup to try and explain. The red arrows are pointing at the rim to rim break, which could be the line of a full on Cud. If it were not retained, all of the area southeast of the line I pointed out would look like the area I circled. Hope that helps.  -makecents-
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Thanks Make. So the portion circled in yellow is raised? Something (almost) similar looking to this elongate Cud? https://www.error-ref.com/?s=Elongate+CudsMy eyes see it as incuse or missing a flake or chunk of coin inside the yellow circle. |
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So the portion circled in yellow is raised? Yes, it is raised. You have to remember that we are dealing with a "die" issue not a coin issue. On the die, the area I have circled is a void, a piece of the die is missing, when the coin is struck, you get the reverse effect and it is raised. This being said, the extra metal has to come from somewhere and is obvious on this coin. Look at the reverse pic, you can see the weak strike at AMERICA and surrounding area, that's where the metal was taken from in order to fill this void. -makecents-
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Perfect!
I often find that posted pictures trick my eyes and sometimes I can see things raised that are incuse and vise versa. It's different when you have them in hand.
Thank you for the explanation and clarification!
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Not a problem, I often have the same issue.
-makecents-
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fantastic !!!!! find nice coin congrats ! Bent.
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Awesome find! — and less than a month after I found one the same way. http://goccf.com/t/457289Hard to believe there are still a few out there in the wild! Edited by halfamind
01/12/2024 7:00 pm
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I would personally put this error near the top of desirable modern error Lincoln cents  it's a monster. Haven't found one ... Yet. |
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Thanks, Bent, halfamind and Cujohn! Thanks for the link to yours, halfamind, cannot believe I missed your post.
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