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OrDirtDevil Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 01/24/2007 11:57 am I go through about 10-20 rolls of bank pennies a week. Give me something to do to relax on our Oregon rainy weekends. Well the last few days I have gone threw about 40 rolls scanning for errors, wheats, keys dates and flawless 2006 pennies to put away. I have notcied some of the lettering on the reserve, espically States of America, are almost totally gone. Is this from worn dies, Grease Filled Dies or just not enough pressure coming down. Are these coins worth even putting away or keeping? The one that really got me thinking about these has "Of" between States and America totally gone. Even turning it in the light its almost totally unreadable. Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 01/24/2007 12:30 pm Hi ordirtdevil I wondered if the OR was not short for oregon ,, I was raised in Grants Pass lived and worked there most of my life,, I may live in New Mexico, but my heart belongs to oregon . The weak lettering on the reverse of the Lincoln Cent is very common I believe that it can be caused from all of the things you mentioned, low pressures, filled or worn dies. They are not worth keeping many of them, you may want to pick out a few of the more pronounced ones to keep as a reference ,, but the rest may as well be traded back in ,, never know whats in the next roll. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
OrDirtDevil Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 01/24/2007 5:03 pm Thanks Metal and thats what I was thinking because they seem pretty common. But you never know I could have been on a error run and just found a few good in a row. Can't belive how many people lately I have met online that come from Grant Pass area. Think I run into 2-3 last week on other forum sites. Small world getting smaller I guess. I am originally from Ohio and moved out here about 8 years ago. Hearts in Ohio but I love it here and would probably miss Oregon if I moved back more then I do ohio. Report this Post to the Staff
cpfull Pillar of the Community United States 603 Posts	Posted 01/24/2007 11:03 pm Do they have the same problem on the obverse? I just got a '77 cent in a mixed lot from ebay, and it says error coin, second seven smooth. it looks like very little wear has occurred, except there doesn't seem to be much of a rim on either side. Lincoln himself looks great,and on the reverse "states" is faint and the upper left part of the memorial is flat. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/25/2007 10:42 am Almost all of the time it's because of striking pressure. It is most common on zinc cents of the 1980s. The reason for the placement of the weakness is because that area is directly opposite one of the highest points on the obverse, Lincoln's shoulder. Without a full and complete strike there isn't enough metal in the thickness of the planchet to completely fill those letters and the shoulder. Report this Post to the Staff
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