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Valued Member
United States
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Hi all, You all always dispense some great knowledge, so please help me with this one. I was looking through some rolls of pennies, and found a startlingly shiny 1965 penny. Something obviously got on the coin under Liberty, but otherwise it didn't seemed to have been circulated too much. Except Lincoln's hair seemed.. lumpy. Less sharp than I think it ought to be, especially considering how unworn the rest of the coin is. On the back, the steps are still mostly there, and you can see the vertical lines on most of the columns. I looked and looked at the date to see if there was something funny there, but it seems normal enough. Just a bad strike or something? Thank you all so much   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Not a bad strike, these are known for their mushy strikes. John1  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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I agree with John1, just a weak strike, slight wear on the highest points so may grade AU...
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Valued Member
 United States
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Ah! Yeah, that makes sense. I thought it was something like that, but a weak strike, pretty nifty in my book. Also, the photo makes it look much nicer than it really is, so it's probably not AU. There's more of the stuff that toned the coin on Lincoln's shoulder and elsewhere.
Thanks so much =-)
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Moderator
United States
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I don't think it's a weak strike but a normal mushy strike for that year. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
154 Posts |
Mushy, not weak. Got it. If I'm not imposing too much, what makes a strike mushy?
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Valued Member
Canada
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I'd like a definition of "mushy strike" too...  Maybe it looks this way because the dies were worn, or dirty, or not enough striking pressure... All interesting speculation... |
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United States
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It's because of the way the dies were made, more or less in very low relief. They did make a more sharp looking coin but can't remember in what year they redesigned the dies,1969 I think. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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OR someone may have tried to counterfeit a penny using Gold. Gold being soft would possibly look like that. Imagine a smugler making piles of those with Gold. Who would suspect? |
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Posted 06/05/2012 09:05 am
