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Rough 1964 D Lincoln Memorial Lettering

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 Posted 03/22/2023  12:16 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Bored one2014 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I know it's pretty common for letting to be on the edge but this far ? Or do you think the edge has been pushed over to make it look extreme ?


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 Posted 03/22/2023  12:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bored one2014 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Referring to the Liberty L
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 Posted 03/22/2023  01:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add silviosi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Normal, just circulation damage.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  01:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kurdlezuit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like road rash.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  02:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bored one2014 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Was wondering if the L in Liberty is exceptionally far out on the rim. I know it's common to see it out there but this one seems REALLY far over
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 Posted 03/22/2023  03:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add silviosi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not really.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  03:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cointree to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's pretty common on 60s cents plus the damage/circulation on yours makes it look more extreme.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  06:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bugil46 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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 Posted 03/22/2023  07:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not uncommon for '60s cents to have devices (lettering) in very close proximity to the obverse rim. And, we're looking at post strike damage too.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  08:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Normal cent with PMD. If you feel you need to prop up the coin to take photos, please use a prop that is smaller in diameter then the coin. We do not need to see the prop.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  09:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Parking lot coin.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  10:05 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oddguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Copper is pretty soft so a coin that old could have been through a lot in all those years like, in candy machines, slots, dryers, in the road ect...some of them get distorted.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  7:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cujohn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Pretty normal for the 60s. They ran the dies till they died. And it's a slight MAD so that shifts the strike to the west a little.
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 Posted 03/22/2023  11:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bored one2014 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Cool. I've just never seen one with the L that far over before. With all the other damage, I sorta thought that it would be expected, but needed your expertise to confirm. Thank you much
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 Posted 03/23/2023  01:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add datadragon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
In the case of this coin the reason the letters are merging into the rim is two fold. One is simple wear, and two the master hub for the cent had seen decades of usage and over time it had broadened from use. As it did so the lettering moved out further and further from the center. Then when the die was turned in the lathe to the proper diameter this meant the lettering got closer and closer to the rims. By 1968 the L in LIBERTY and the tops of IGWT were often beginning to merge with the rim. In 1969 a brand new master hub was created that reduced the size of the bust, sharpened the details, and moved the inscriptions in closer to the center and away from the rims. If you put a 1968 cent next to a 1969 you will see the changes are rather dramatic. In other words, its pretty normal although it looks cool and does appear to be an error by those new to this when its not known this is common.
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03/23/2023 01:13 am
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