1988 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Trailing

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daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 04/17/2012 10:43 pm Trailing on obverse and reverse Edited by daniels 04/17/2012 11:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/17/2012 11:54 pm I see die polish lines or possibly planchet striations, but I don't see a trail die. They are hard to photograph though, so I might be missing it. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 12:06 am they are lol I was looking at trail die website now don't make fund I don't know all the correct terms yet. On the reverse there is a single trail on the bottom corners of lincolns "castle" that goes towards the rim of the cent and also coming off the back of lincolns head going west Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 12:39 am I think you're talking about die cracks on the reverse. Cracks going from the corners of the memorials to the rim are very common. The "trail" going from the back of his head is a planchet striation or die polishing lines. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 02:08 am ok cool thanks I need a better camera is it easier to use a microscope on my computer to better view errors then using just a loupe. And what is the best way to determine the difference between trailing and polish lines? Man this is a tuff hobby. Thanks for everybodys help Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 4:53 pm Trails sually follow the edges of devices: Die scratches can happen in any direction: Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 5:51 pm ok thanks for the info coop I'm gonna keep my eye out for those Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/18/2012 5:55 pm They are hard to see and sometimes you need to tilt the coin to see them. Harder to take images of as well. Report this Post to the Staff
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1988 LMC Trailing