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Bedrock of the Community
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My first guess would be a strike through error. Struck Through Grease. It appears that the rims are full so it doesn't appear to be sanded. There is a mark on the rim that looks interesting. Might need to see the rim at different angles. Not sure what the last image is? Is the reverse as worn as it appears? Not sure on the color there. Be interesting to see what others think? |
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Look like it has been buffed with a dremel or similar tool.
Metalman
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The mark on the rim looks like a piece of metal was caught in between the die and the blank causing the die not to make full contact, thereby leaving no date. The reverse shows doubling on the T and E in States need closer photo.
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01/12/2008 7:28 pm
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Struck through a filled die.
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Filled die...As a question though....Does the coin appear to be a little thicker than a normal cent? I sometimes see this effect on plated coins that are struck on thick planchets. This is a curiosity on my part so I asked...
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Bill
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I have many coins of all denominations that have the marks ( ||| ) shown in the last picture. I've always assumed that is insertion, securing, or ejection damage during manufacture.
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Bill, coin is of normal thickness.
j_h_s & coop, Last picture is designer initials VDB. No doubling on reverse, just shakey old hands taking photo.
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I've found several cents, they are always Lincoln cents, where the coin has thin scratches all over the coin except for the raised lettering and the images. Sometimes the backing has a raw sanded type look but not on the raised metal. Weird looking. A 'how-did-that-happen' type of coin.  Edited by thingee
01/13/2008 7:57 pm
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Field scratches are from cleanings of the die to cover a clash. Sometimes see very light marks over the field & Devices. I believe this is roughness on the planchet that doesn't remove from the strike. If you look as several coins from the same roll, these light lines maybe in different directions from the same die. Si it just depends on what directions the rough lines were going when the coin is struck.
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From the looks of the coin it looks like one from the '90's. That is a "6", BTW. It also looks like there has been a lot of "polishing in some areas giving the letters that funny lookm like one edge got ground a bit deeper than the other. They must be VERY sloppy workers in "Philly", to have left that much grease on the die! Most craftsmen "remove the burrs, at least". Maybe he, (she?) didn't want to get their hands messy, not having a rag, handy.
Dick
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01/18/2008 3:47 pm
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