1988 Lincoln Memorial Cent Is Lamination Error Over The Eye? Or Is Damage?

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loquixx Valued Member United States 145 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 7:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 7:57 pm First thought is the coin took a major hit there. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25733 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 8:11 pm Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 8:17 pm Sorry but that is damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34450 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 8:25 pm Yes looks like mechanical damage to me too. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19264 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 8:29 pm Yes, appears to be a hit--post-strike damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75322 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 8:38 pm Yep, just PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8833 Posts	Posted 02/06/2025 9:11 pm Everyone has told you what it is, let me tell you what it is not. It cannot be a lam, because this is a copper plated zinc coin and that cannot happen with a coin that is made this way. Laminations happen with solid core coins, most commonly copper cents that were minted before 1982, before the zinc cents came to be, you will also see it in other types of solid core coins and clad coins, but not plated coins. Once every blue moon you can see cracked plated coins though that resemble a lam that will happen to plated coins like yours. Lam link https://www.error-ref.com/?s=lamination Cracked plating link https://www.error-ref.com/cracked-a...ing-plating/ -makecents- Edited by -makecents- 02/06/2025 9:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98747 Posts	Posted 02/07/2025 08:23 am nice job Makecents Yes, this coin is damaged above the eye - it looks like a hammer did the job to me. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10601 Posts	Posted 02/07/2025 8:58 pm Pretty good hit - amazing no zinc is exposed. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8833 Posts	Posted 02/07/2025 10:35 pm Quote: nice job Makecents Thanks! Hope you are feeling better. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 02/09/2025 1:59 pm I agree, PMD. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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