An Interesting Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 12:31 am From today's change: I lean more towards " Greaser" than "PMD." You can see the northeast-southwest striations, resembling hairlines from PMD, but they extend into the protected areas still showing luster. There's plenty of luster in the areas outside the eastern field and above/below LIBERTY. I see no metal smearing whatsoever (inconsistent with PMD) and the rims are completely intact. The striations on the reverse are plainly PMD to me. But if it's a Greaser, how do the striations remain intact even into the devices? I can't see a trial strike being so weak on one face while nominal on the other. Can anyone think of a PMD vector which can follow the convex curve of devices and nearly eliminate IBERTY without touching the L (it's intact, but looks like the horizontal bar is affected in the images)? Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 12:49 am maybe the obverse was struck through piece of paper or piece of cloth? Report this Post to the Staff
Superhal Valued Member United States 315 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 01:15 am It looks just worn to me. I have tons of Kennedy halves with that circular wear pattern. I suspect it was under a smaller coin or the end of a roll. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 05:19 am It's a Greaser. I bought a mint sewn bag in 1995 at face value and found many in it like yours,nice find. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 05:43 am Yes.. I would say Grease Filled Die too. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 11:08 am The rim is fully struck. There is no evidence of contact on the rim that would happen if the devices were removed. The lines on the unstruck areas where the grease prevented it from forming, are rolling lines that didn't get removed during the strike. This happens on coins that are fully struck. So it is a struck through (grease). If it were struck through cloth you would note a big different in the area in question. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...ER626_01.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...-ON-LINE.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 5:54 pm Would being Struck Through Grease on the obverse cause the odd looking 'FG' on the reverse? And the doubled-looking 'C' in America? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 1:01 pm On the LIBERTY area you can see where the grease shows movement in that area making a wavy pattern next to the bust. The reverse does show some light Machine Doubling. Note the "U" on UNITED. The bottom is reduced some. The "FG" Mayve have been affected by the Machine Doubling. Or something else. Good eye Buddy. But there real value is the struck through obverse error. I would save it for now. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 12:26 am Quote: But there real value is the struck through obverse error. I would save it for now. This is my first-ever Greaser from circulation. I don't care what it's "worth," it's not leaving me. Report this Post to the Staff
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