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Pillar of the Community
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That is freaky. No clue how that could happen. Hopefully one of the experts may chime in. nlp
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Pillar of the Community
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There's a micro-thin-layer segment from a previously struck Lincoln that's somehow atop the surface of this BU cent. Looks to me like it just came from the mint!? I'm planning to take it to a major show this weekend and show it to a few of the experts. I'm now hoping that I can get some insight from some of the knowledgeable CCF members, beforehand. The cent has been resting in an unlabeled flip for years, and I only just noticed the anomaly! A buddy of mine who sells on ebay is always looking for decent Lincolns, so I've been setting those aside for him. This one looks like a keeper though ... |
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You're in the wrong area. You should have posted it in modern variety and error coins.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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A tiny piece had laminated away, then somehow got rotated slightly (most likely by folding on itself near the upper part of the E).
If you look carefully at the curved line between the two Ns, you'd notice that it perfectly fits the missing part of the O (adjusting for the circa 45 degree rotation); and, as far as I can see from the photo, the upper boundaries fit perfectly too (middle of the O and lower left leg of the N respectively).
It's still curious, and I won't be surprised if it brings up big money, but it's not the sheer unexplainable anomaly you seem to think it is (as much as lamination itself is not an unexplainable anomaly - I personally never understood how it manages to happen).
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52Raymo ... Sorry, I didn't think that obsolete coins from my childhood were modern. Thanks for the compliment ... I'm now modern!  January1may ... Thanks, the fold of sorts, your explanation, makes sense. I see what you're saying and share your confusion about how this happens. I've seen a great many errors in my time but not before one like this. I thus had no frame of reference, beyond some sort of lamination. I'd be curious to know the terminology for this error ... Edited by ExoGuy
11/03/2014 4:45 pm
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lol ExoGuy you and me both.
As far as the coin that is cool. Never seen that before, but looks like a fragment from another coin got stuck on there.
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Never seen that before, but looks like a fragment from another coin got stuck on there. Waxemm ... That was my initial thought, but as ianuary1may pointed out, the struck metal surface somehow peeled sidewards, shifting a small portion of the struck surface.  |
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Well it looks like he is correct. a lamination peel that rotated. Still a cool looking coin. I would have preferred the fragment though.
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Pillar of the Community
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Lol I don't make the rules, that's where they put the Lincoln's. You'll have a better chance of Coop and Mike Diamond seeing the thread.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Good point, 52Raymo ... I'll try to remember that, now that I'm modern, myself! No longer a classic, am I.  Perhaps, a moderator will move this thread? Edited by ExoGuy
11/03/2014 5:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yep, a lamination. I find these quite often, but they are not common.
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This lamination is unlike any I've seen before, and my curiosity is piqued. I did some searching and wonder if it's an example of a so-called "retained lamination?" Here's a link to a neat, error website: http://www.error-ref.com/retained-lamination/ |
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One to keep attached in a 2X2. A keeper!
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When the lamination is extra large and you have both pieces, they are very valuable.  This one sold for over $10,000. So the bigger, the better on these peeling laminations. |
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