1980-D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Everything Is Extra Thick

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ReneeB Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 5:22 pm What would cause this? Report this Post to the Staff

Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:03 pm Looks like it went through the clothes drier a few times. You'll see a bunch of these from CRH events. Report this Post to the Staff
ReneeB Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:16 pm oh, that makes sense, looks melted evenly. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:34 pm Looks like the rim is not affected, so I'm thinking it was pressed downward flattening the devices on both sides. Is the coin normal width? Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:39 pm Hi Renee - something to keep in mind (it just popped into my head). I remember someone posting a coin here thinking it was a drier coin, but it was something different. I think it was struck through a cap...or something like that. I might be able to find it with a Search, but not sure what to look up at the moment. So double check if you're in doubt. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 10:25 pm This coin was struck through a capped die. But it is worth a lot more than the OP's coin. The die was capped with a planchet the stuck on to the hammer die. (obverse this time) It leaves a blank look or sometimes a bit of the reverse design on the obverse area. Sometmes die caps fall off and they look very nice and collectable. Sometimes the caps bond with other planchets. Sometimes they fall off on there own. Sometimes the die caps get loose on the die and rotate a bit striking some strange looking coins. But none of these events happened to the OP's coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 10:34 pm Cool specimens. Are the ones with the incuse reverse design features brockages? Report this Post to the Staff
ReneeB Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 10:35 am Hey Coop, I may be able to measure it. What is normal width? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 12:42 pm Just place your coin over another cent and see if they are different. If one hangs over, then it is larger. They should both be the same weight also. Report this Post to the Staff
ReneeB Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 2:44 pm Gee Coop, why didn't I think of that? here is what it looks like Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 3:32 pm It is a beaten up and abused cent, not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
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1980-D LMC Everything Is Extra Thick