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Valued Member
Philippines
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Hi All. This is the reverse of a 2001D LMC which has a different font. I have been searching through almost 300 coins of the same mint and year but have not found one with the same font. Is this a scarce variety? Thanks junjie  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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it actually looks like a well struck coin that may be why it looks different to you.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are no known lettering size or shape differences on 2001 cents
Edited by biokemist6
07/01/2009 11:03 am
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Valued Member
 Philippines
212 Posts |
I believe the significant difference are on the Letters E specially the lower arm, the cross bar of the letters A where in normal coins the bar is straight and much thicker. The differences are consistent throughout the legend.
junjie
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Since all the 2001-D cents come from the same master hub they will all have the same font. Any variations seen will be the result of striking, the amount of wear on the die, changes due to polishing of the die, or filling of the dies by grease.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe you are looking really too close junjiesalvador for any error or variety that may or may not be listed.
Edited by rockdude
07/01/2009 9:58 pm
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Valued Member
Philippines
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I agree with you rockdude. I guess thats the only way we will discover new things by taking notes of the details. I"ll try getting better shots of the coin. Thanks fellows.
junjie
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Valued Member
Philippines
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Here are pics showing the difference of font. Both coins are 2001D. There are no signs of Die Deterioration, grease or excessive polishing too.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hmm... I think I see something. It seems the top pic's letters have higher relief, eg they are raised a bit more. I think that's just because the die was new and maybe (maybe!) the machine had higher pressure.
**Wait! Wait! I see that the e's bottom leg in STATES, the line in the A in the characters all seem thinner...
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Valued Member
Philippines
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Yes those are the significant differences. Also the lower tails of the S in STATES are thinner. The O F of OF are different too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My opinion, the top coin is just in a mid to late die state and showing its wear and tear.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There's no difference, just different die states and strikes.
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Valued Member
Philippines
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Its quite different when you have the actual coins but I guess that's it. Thanks anyway fellows.
junjie
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