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Mogul New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 04/27/2015 01:48 am This 1985 D Lincoln Penny has a little L on the obverse at the beginning of liberty. I that a major error/flaw? Report this Post to the Staff

Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 04/27/2015 02:15 am No extra value mogul...it's from die deteriation over time Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2015 07:43 am John1 Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 04/27/2015 1:49 pm This coin is a very minor Misaligned Die strike. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/28/2015 02:35 am Also the Die Deterioration removed that part of the "L". The same thing can be seen on the "IN". Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 04/28/2015 03:28 am Coop, The lower bar of the L is missing due to the DD ridge as you point out. The MAD is just an aside. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/28/2015 11:43 am I agree. I was just adding what else I saw to answer the question on the thread. Report this Post to the Staff
Goldfist New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 01:38 am Looks like a sunken die. Common with the 1985 and 1986 pennies. The die yielded and sunk in some due to improper heat treatment to strengthen the working dies. This caused the soft dies to sink / dent inwards and caused a raised surface on coins struck in which details lose their definition such as your L that looks like a lower case L. I have seen this so strong on a 1986 penny that the 6 in the date looks doubled, but its an illusion caused by the sunken die. The reverse dies seem to be more troubled than the obverse dies for these years. Especially 1985 for both P and D. Report this Post to the Staff
DEC3coincaptain New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 6:59 pm I have the same coin lol Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74846 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 8:34 pm It's Die Deterioration, caused by a worn die. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/27/2018 12:51 am Mike Diamond call them "ridge rings". http://www.error-ref.com/?s=ridge+ring Report this Post to the Staff
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