1958-D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC - So Confused - Sand Blasted Lamination Bad Planchet?

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CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 9:25 pm Okay, So these last few days I have really come across some unusual coins- The Dollars which I already posted - Silver State Quarter which I haven't looked into yet and now this Wheatie. Upon just looking at the coin I noticed what I thought was lamination issue on the reverse. So I tossed it under the scope and my mouth dropped. I said OHOH a Woody and from there went to, Oh Man, PMD - via sand blasting. Well after having a round table discussion here with the family we decided that it was worth posting. My questions? If it were PMD via sand blasting for example could it get in all the crevices and even up and under the bust to the rim so perfectly? The striations match up from Obverse to Reverse and even some of the pattern. Could the whole coin be a lamination error? Is there such a thing as a bad planchet (aside from the Woody Alloy)? I have a lot of pictures, sorry, but I was so taken a back that I had to share this and hopefully learn. If you all decide that it is just PMD then so be it, if it turns out to be lamination that would be really cool. Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 9:40 pm I would say PMD , And a possible candidate for a Woodie. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 9:49 pm I think it's a little bit of both improper mixture or aka a woodie that also meet up with some environmental damage (acid based). Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/16/2016 01:52 am It is a lamination issue. I've seen something like that before: Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/16/2016 05:05 am The parallel lines are beneath the design elements on several areas, most easily seen under the NT in CENT. Though many of those lines do affect the details to, there is sufficient evidence that there is delamination in many areas of the planchet. Nifty find. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 8:12 pm Thanks all, because of the responses here I started to look up what the difference was between Lamination & delamination. I came across an old post response that coop provided on the Lincoln Cent forum in 2012 and some of coops pictures (it was pretty cool) Lamination is weakness in the blend of the copper stock. I tried to look up how copper planchets were made but it wasn't giving me the correct links in Google (so maybe that is a privacy thing being the us mint and all) Does this mean that there were multiple layers of copper pressed together and those layers got contaminated with other materials during the bonding process? And then the Lamination peel would be like the top layer(s) is coming off because of bonding issues? delamination) completely off the planchet. The biggest thing I am learning here on the forum is that I need to learn the "how it's made" process. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 10:16 pm It looks like a Woody and Lamination Error to me. The lines are correct front and back for a Woody, and the Lamination is very similar to my confirmed Lamination. Edited by CoinMasters 02/17/2016 10:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 10:20 pm laminations and woodies are both result of improper mix Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 10:36 pm Yes they are, this one certainly goes hand in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 12:10 am Thank you all for your help. I am Report this Post to the Staff
Coppergold Pillar of the Community United States 939 Posts	Posted 07/03/2018 3:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74770 Posts	Posted 07/03/2018 3:15 pm Yep, it's a Lamination issue. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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1958-D LWC - So Confused - Sand Blasted Lamination Bad Planchet?