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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I've noticed some lincoln cents have a little single notch in the rim. Also that the coin is less thick above the head Lincoln.
Is there an explanation?
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pictures of a coin in question would be helpful.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Usually that is just damage.
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Pillar of the Community
 Belgium
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Here you see the difference in thickness. Almost all of the Lincoln coins are this way.  And here the single notch. Several different dates have it. I can not belief it is damage, because some of the coins are (almost) UNC  |
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Valued Member
United States
415 Posts |
may have been a jewelry piece
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
A single notch on the edge maybe from being dropped on an edge of something unless it a dollar coin.
The planchet is normal thickness. The upset might be slightly different, or one die may have been slightly tilted. But when you look at a clear tube of cents, you can see this happens many times.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Coop,
indeed it is just the edge where the thickness is different. But allmost all of my Lincoln cents are this way.
Copperpennyconnection,
I never had any jewelry piece. The most of these coins come from a little collection I obtained.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 As a long time collector of Lincoln cents; I have never come across a pronounced notch as in your photo. as far as one end of cent being thicker than the other, It's rare but I think there are a few around. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I take it that this kind of a notch would not be collar related? I am sure someone would have mentioned it if it were?
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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That is what puzzles me. I noticed the notch by updating my american coins.
I have several different years with that notch.
And almost all the cents have different rim thickness and Always above the head of Lincoln
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