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Valued Member
United States
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The obverse of this 1975 D cent, (a recent find), is in good condition; without hint of an error. The reverse however, has the array of damage pictured, which appears to me as a minting anomaly. Please help define this coin as it is not intuitive to me at all. Thank you.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would like to see what the obverse looks like.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Looks like a nice Greaser. The obverse should be affected as well
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The one side may be affected. What I want to see if the rims.
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 United States
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And given the shape of what's on the reverse, perhaps also how much of the reverse might be seen on the obverse.
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Valued Member
 United States
128 Posts |
I apologize for this tardy response; my internet connection went down moments after posting this thread. To my eyes, the obverse does not show an imperfection. Although I do not specifically see anything showing a transfer from one side to another, the reverse has two concave impressions which do align themselves with the impression of Lincoln on the obverse. I appreciate the help identifying the likely cause of the error, and further appreciate anything else that my be yet to come.  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is the weight the same as a normal copper planchet coins for this year? (pre 1982 cents) I see weakness on the rims. (making me think a thinned planchet) But I also see a Struck Through Grease error on you coin also. So I'm torn between two ideas so far. So hang onto it for now.
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Valued Member
 United States
128 Posts |
The coin weighs 3.06 grams which I believe is within acceptable tolerances; its thickness appears normal by comparisons well. I assumed this was a Greaser but wondered how it affected the coin so drastically. Thank you for your response.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, this is Struck Through Grease. Too bad somebody cleaned the coin. Value and desirability has been reduced by this action.
Edited by koinpro 05/13/2015 2:09 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
128 Posts |
Thank you. I suppose clean is its own kind of dirty when it comes to a coin; this one has been so soiled. In spite of its filthy shine, I see beauty underlying the err, and believe it will ultimately prevail the man's sin; whomever cleaned her. I admit being novice regarding collectable coins, and if side-by-side, just dumb enough to choose that which shines. But a legion like me ensures there's a market for even clean coins; until we each learn to lament her clean state, or instead convert misnomer to profit. 
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Valued Member
 United States
128 Posts |
Is it commonly accepted that striking through grease can cause concave dimpling on the coin? Thank you. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Might be a Greaser but looks more to me like a weak strike. (Frankly until I saw the weight he posted I was thinking thin planchet.) The missing detail and the "concave" areas on the rev are typical of a low pressure strike or thin planchet where there isn't enough metal to fully bring up the design details. Lincoln on the obverse also shows some weakness as well which again makes me believe it is a low pressure strike.
Edited by Conder101 05/18/2015 10:27 am
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