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Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 06:30 am I picked up a Triple stamped 1955-s LWC today. I had noticed that a lot of the other ones I have seen showed a very weak area between the O in One and P in Pluribus. Could this have been tied to the substance my coin has in that exact area? Possible the original grease mark or something? I am a novice and just got into collecting so I do not even know if that would be a cause of weakness in other coins. Give me some knowledge.Here are some pics. Report this Post to the Staff

Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 06:35 am Here is a coin on the PCGS website that from coinfacts that shows the weakness in that area which matches up to the mark on mine. Also, would anyone recommend getting it professionally removed? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 07:51 am I wouldn't alter a BU coin. It would drop the grade and make it undesirable. Best to leave it the way it is. That one is a 1955S-1MM-001 http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/...ie_state=eds On of the nicer/desirable RPMs. Report this Post to the Staff
Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 07:58 am Thanks Coop. Can you tell if it is grease or not? Being more desirable, would this one be worth grading with the smudge? Report this Post to the Staff
Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 08:06 am Also, being new to collecting, are EDS or LDS a big deal? Is one more desirable? Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 08:13 am Nice find and great pics. The EDS is more desireable because it is the first state the die was in, so the devices and fields look the best out of any other die state Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 09:12 am To do anything with it would probably drop the grade (If they would grade it/call it genuine with no grade/PCGS would do this) probably two levels below the BU grading. It is BU now, why take the drop in value doing anything with it? (still mint state) Report this Post to the Staff
Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 08/16/2016 09:22 am Very True Coop, I do love it the way it is and I think it looks amazing. I always just feel like getting these graded protects them more. Report this Post to the Staff
Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 1:38 pm Update, this puppy came back the Top Pop at PCGS with a MS 67. Here she is slabbed! It looks very very nice in hand and I wish I had a better Camera to show you online. Thank you Coop for advising me to leaving it alone. Report this Post to the Staff
ElonU Pillar of the Community United States 703 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 2:24 pm Fantastic coin! looks awesome in the slab! Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 2:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 3:00 pm Great looking coin! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 3:13 pm Quote: I had noticed that a lot of the other ones I have seen showed a very weak area between the O in One and P in Pluribus. It has nothing to do with grease. That area of the coin is opposite the point of highest relief- the shoulder. During striking, the metal tends to flow into the deepest recesses of the die but that can often cause a lack of detail on the opposite side of the coin if it does not receive a full strong strike. Edited by biokemist6 11/18/2016 6:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jsalsa123 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 3:30 pm Gotcha, so this would be a strong Strike and that mark is unrelated. Thank you, I learn so much from all of you. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 3:47 pm Very nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/18/2016 4:47 pm Wow, congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
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