Help 1973-S Lincoln Cent With A Excess Rim That Ends In Ding

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OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 9:43 pm I found this 1973-s Lincoln Cent with a excess rim that ends in ding I am not sure if its anything. There is a very thin extra raised rim on the existing rim that starts on the d of god and goes counterclockwise to right under the l in liberty where it dings into the rim only to the actual rim height note this is a uncir coin and I am referring to excess on the rim that end in a dent and not a dent on a rim. Sorry about my images I took with loop and old iphone, I just started collecting and I get my first usb microscope tomorrow. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 10:45 pm Looks like the coin was damaged perhaps being dropped. Not a good thing for this to happen on any coin. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 10:56 pm Thanks Coop, I thought that at first but was from a sealed roll, and the dent does not go below the size of a normal penny if that extra step up on the rim was not there and is actual just the extra rim stopping bending in and not a dent. raised extra metal trim from the d in god to the l in liberty _ \| \|__ _____ \| \|___________________\| \| \|______________________________\| Edited by OcalaFlorida 02/23/2014 11:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 11:32 pm I got usb microscope today if you look now you can see the excess metal coming up over the rim from d in god to the l in liberty. and it curves in it is not dent but just the excess rim bending into the actual rim Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 06:08 am The excess rim you are referring to is called finning (or a fin). There is a small amount of clearance between the hammer/anvil dies and the collar so as the coin is struck if the pressure is high enough the metal will flow out a little farther and push up into this space. The result is the extra thin rim you see. This is common and does not become collectable until the fin is pushed up very high. I have seen some as high as 1/16" and higher. Then they bring a premium as an error. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/25/2014 07:39 am Thanks pyrbob, I figured there was a name/term for it, I have also seen a while back before I collected coins the finning folded over onto the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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