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wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 11:34 am Hello I am new to collecting. I have a 1987 Lincoln Penny that has the motto In God We Trust on the very outside of the rim. Can someone help me with the correct term for this. Is it worth keeping. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 11:43 am Can you post some pictures? That will give us a better idea of what's going on with your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 4:25 pm Hello Captaininfo. I cant get the picture to upload to ccf yet. * Edited by Staff - Please Review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. * Thank you so much for your help. Lee Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 5:21 pm Sorry Captainfwiffo got it right this time. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 10/14/2011 6:04 pm Welcome to the forum. This is very common on copper plated zinc cents. It is not an error. It's simply an effect of the die deteriorating. The pressure of the strike starts at the middle and flows outward. The outer edge of the field deteriorates right before the rim. The motto isn't actually flowing over the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 07:34 am with pyrbob. It is a great educational piece on Die Deterioration Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 07:36 am John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 09:30 am While it is Die Deterioration, I also see it as being a MAD strike, though a picture of the reverse is needed to confirm this. BJ Neff Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 1:38 pm I have posted more pictures of the 1987 Lincoln Cent with the errors. Thanks for all the replys and help. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 2:38 pm What are you referring to as errors? A MAD is not an error until there is design missing. The Die Deterioration is a die state and not an error. I'm just curious what you see on this coin in hand that I am missing. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 3:07 pm pyrbob:wz1f is a newbe and therefor not up to speed on the lingo. He will learn. Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 3:17 pm Thank you I am new to all the terms used. I do see an extra L in the Liberty, and extra letters in the Motto and I am not sure if these are from the Die Deterioration or not. It is really hard to capture with this camera I have. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 3:31 pm They are from Die Deterioration. In time you will see many like this. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 3:45 pm I understand you are new to this and I'm not trying to criticize you in any way. I just want to help you see what to look for and what not to look for. The MAD (misaligned die) is not worth a premium on this coin and the Die Deterioration is also not worth a premium. Both can be easily be found to this degree in circulation. The coin can be a keeper though for education purposes. I can't see the doubling you are talking about in your pics so I can't determine anything about that. As you search through your coins keep the photos and questions coming. It's from threads like this that we can help you refine your keeper pile. Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 4:30 pm Ok thank you everyone. I am learning thanks to all of you. Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 4:39 pm It never hurts to ask a question. Report this Post to the Staff
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