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jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 8:53 pm Came across an ebay listing of a Lincoln Cent that I have no clue as to how this could have happened at the mint but it doesn't look like it was damaged outside the mint.Any thoughts on this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...keTrack=true Edited by jasper62 04/01/2012 8:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff

copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 9:49 pm Looks like a brockage to me. Something else interesting is going on there, though; would love to hear what Mike Diamond has to say. Report this Post to the Staff
erkle Pillar of the Community 1119 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 9:58 pm blow torch? from the left of the coin and molten metal flowed with the flame? Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 10:06 pm If that is from a torch then there was a lot of oxygen being used, lol! Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 686 Posts	Posted 04/01/2012 10:48 pm Definitely a home project. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 04:52 am I contacted the seller and he said it weigh's 3 grams.In my younger days I've put a torch to Lincolns and never got results like this Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 05:32 am Looks like it is struck through a die cap. Report this Post to the Staff
pman860507 Pillar of the Community United States 784 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 08:40 am I'm interested in finding out if its real! Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2740 Posts	Posted 04/02/2012 5:51 pm It looks like a generic capped die strike. Either struck through a late-stage die cap or a mid-stage uniface die cap. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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