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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 9:17 pm Mr. Lincoln's tailor was a little short on material; check out the lower left lapel (greasers?). Edited by jprine 09/24/2013 9:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 9:26 pm You betcha, strike through grease. Very cool. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 10:37 pm That missing detail is the result of excessive die polishing/abrading. It would be unusual for a struck-through to leave a similar island of detail on two different coins. However, the bottom corner of the lapel has a higher relief than the surrounding upper lapel so that little island is better able to survive an an aggressive abrading. The front of the throat, back of the neck, and bridge of the nose are also areas prone to go flat with die polishing. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 09/24/2013 11:09 pm I stand corrected, of course biokemist6 is right. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 09/25/2013 3:41 pm Great looking coin. I've seen a lot of struck throughs but not a lot of soft strikes like these two. I'll have to go through all my LMCs from the 70's. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/26/2013 3:03 pm Here is another over polished die example. Looks like Lincoln is loosing face? Image from "Coin Fishin" 2013 Report this Post to the Staff
change4thebetter Valued Member Canada 286 Posts	Posted 09/26/2013 3:28 pm Nice find jprine and great info too. Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 09/26/2013 3:38 pm Interesting and great info indeed. I've been meaning to post something like this for some time! I've got almost a full roll of these dating between 70-78. I kept 'em figuring they were interesting but must be extremely common (since I have so many). Great find and thanks for posting this! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/26/2013 4:29 pm Common if you have rolls of the same batch that struck these coins. Not common if you find them in circulation. Not a real premium for them, but interesting to share with others if they are interested. New collectors like these. It helps to educate them. Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 09/27/2013 5:57 pm Quote: Not common if you find them in circulation. Well that makes it more interesting... Report this Post to the Staff
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