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1997 Lincoln Memorial Penny. Abe Can You Hear Me?

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Abe's ear was not fully developed, thought it was cool and wanted to share





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Could that be the result of a Grease Filled Die maybe? Total guess on my part.
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i don't know as this one was pretty interesting when I seen it
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That would be FFD ( Feeder Finger Damage) Notice how it is on the lowest part of Lincoln's profile. (which is the highest part on the die) You can also see in on the field right in front of the face too.
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I been waiting for you.... Alright some new info to learn
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so worth a 2x2 right
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That would be FFD ( Feeder Finger Damage) Notice how it is on the lowest part of Lincoln's profile. (which is the highest part on the die) You can also see in on the field right in front of the face too.


Now I wonder is the 1997 dime I posted is in fact feeder damage as well.
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These are only die scratches, just like the dime you are asking about.
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These are only die scratches, just like the dime you are asking about.


SO its not freeder finger damage? say that 10 times fast
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Just die scratches.
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Feeder fingers scratch the "surface" of the dies - they don't dig into the devices that are lower (incuse) than the surface. I was going to say that is a result of die polishing as you can see the back of Lincoln's neck is gone too.
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out of the 9billion book marks the best to read up on die polishing would be Error-ref?
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out of the 9billion book marks the best to read up on die polishing would be Error-ref?
I would say...oh heck YES...best to read through it before someone even starts to look at coins.
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Looks more like Die Scratches than Feeder Finger Damage.
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I'm in the camp with die scratches.
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