1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Wondering About The L In Liberty

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Curly82ABN Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 11:35 am Hey Folks - It has been sometime since I have been posting, since I have been trying to make use of the weather before I had my 2nd rotator cuff surgery. Yah. Have a question about this 1961 LMC. The L in LIBERTY seems to have been sliced vertically. At first, I thought it was PMD, but for some reason I feel this was from the mint. Could this be the case? Thanks for any and all assistance. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34567 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 12:13 pm It is mechanical damage from after this coin left the mint, perhaps from a Gumball Machine mechanism. Also, hope your wing is feeling good! "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
Curly82ABN Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 12:16 pm Hey Spence. It is flapping a little, but not flying yet. Thanks! I can see what you are thinking. It had me a little. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 12:25 pm Spence calls it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 79876 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 12:31 pm Spence is correct, just damage. PSD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Curly82ABN Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 12:34 pm Thanks for the confirmations!! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 108675 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 3:36 pm yes, damage of some sort that moved the metal around and closer to the 'I'. 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
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10065 Posts	Posted 07/17/2023 5:37 pm PMD. Some help...knowing the minting and the die making process goes a loooong way to determining PMD vs. an actual mint error. Coins spend so little time at the mint with a limited amount of machinery/actions that can make them into an error. But they spend sometimes past a century in circulation where daily they are subjected to potentially damaging treatment. Here is a GREAT article on die making. After this you should be able to tell if a mark on a coin, or anomaly, is from a die error. :arrow: https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06...oduce-coins/ You can find videos online about the minting process. The more you know about it, the better you get at knowing actual errors. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
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1961 LMC Wondering About The L In Liberty