1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Crooked MM

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bishftl Pillar of the Community United States 1020 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 05:21 am Is this angles M/M a common find? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 07:08 am Yes. Until 1990 MM's were hand punched into each die so the placement can very. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 09:08 am As John said, the die setter had a bit of a problem when he or she punched this MM into the working die. You have to remember that these guys were punching in hundreds of these MM in a day. A tiresome and tedious job. BJ Neff Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/08/2011 11:52 am They are common. I have a 1986-D that looks similar to yours: Report this Post to the Staff
VioletBerserker Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 11/09/2011 12:10 pm Hundreds of dies were punched a day? So there could be a ton of varieties? I really need to work on my knowledge of the minting process. Report this Post to the Staff
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1987 LMC Crooked MM