1961 P Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Reverse

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lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 07/05/2015 10:27 am It appears most of Lincoln is missing on the reverse of this coin. I have about a dozen of these from a mint sewn bag. Any idea what caused this? Is it collectible? Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 07/05/2015 10:28 am Grease filled die, most likely. Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 07/05/2015 12:18 pm I agree, Grease Fill element is a likely cause. As for being collectible ? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 07/05/2015 5:55 pm His head was shot off. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/05/2015 7:05 pm Not grease. Over polished die. See the die polishing lines in the fields? Improperly/over polished. Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 07:06 am I agree with SSK. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 12:34 pm I have to agree with BJ on this one. If it were over polished, then the columns would be thinner/narrowed. I'm not seeing that on this coin. Partial Grease Filled Die. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 12:41 pm Ok, I will trust that, but for my learning sake, isn't the statue a slightly lower relief than the pillars, witch would cause it to start thinning out before the pillars did? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 10:29 pm Yes. If they statue is lower on the coin, then the die was over polished. Note over all weakness of the statue on my coin? On your coin, part of the statue is there and part isn't. So there was a bit of grease on the die during the strike. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 10:38 pm Thanks coop! Report this Post to the Staff
lawest Pillar of the Community United States 1998 Posts	Posted 07/06/2015 10:49 pm I have over a dozen of these now. How many coins normally get struck through before the die is clear again? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/07/2015 2:19 pm It is pretty minor, so there would probably be no demand for these. But an answer to your question: Until enough debris gets mixed into the grease or a die cleaning happens. Report this Post to the Staff
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1961 P LMC Reverse