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1992 Nearly Headless Lincoln

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Thought this looked pretty cool. he's got an extra pointy chin amd his head is nearly unattached. Also his coat seems to be flooded. grease?

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Looks like a super over polished die. Interesting find!
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 Posted 05/23/2015  1:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add piercethegrimes to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
yeah it's weird, almost looks like Abe is a bit smaller than normal.
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They do get worse:
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Here is another 1992. They would have dressed this die out to remove clash marks and/or superficial die cracks to extend the life of the die. It is also a slightly weak strike on the head. When dies clash and after they are dressed out, the shut height (spacing) between the dies is increased ever so slightly. That could be the cause of the weak strike on the head. Coin submitted by Ed Crooks of WI in May 2013.

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My first response to seeing this!


Nice find of an odd coin.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash?
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There can be only one!

(Movie reference)
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You guys make me laugh! But this is not funny! Lincoln just forgot to put in his dentures!
It's the 1992 "Missing Dentures" variety!
Move over CloseAM -- the Dentures Var is here!
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 Posted 05/25/2015  11:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add piercethegrimes to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Exactly.. stop searching for those Close AM's and find the true gem of 1992....haha. thanks for the lighthearted replies!
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