1968 D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Date Anomoly

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lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 11:07 pm The "1" in the date appears to be misstruck (or something). At first I thought maybe struck through but I have found over a dozen of these with identical features. Any idea what may be the cause of this? Report this Post to the Staff

Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 11:30 pm Looks like the result of a damaged die. There are multiple heavy scratches in that area. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 12:31 am I agree. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 01:10 am Ditto, has to be damaged die. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 08:27 am Yep, I concur with the other numismatists, this is a damaged die. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 08:38 am I am going to lean towards over polishing of the die. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/11/2015 1:36 pm The die was abraded so much in that area the device was reducing in side. I've seen this die before: Report this Post to the Staff
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1968 D LMC Date Anomoly