1972 Lincoln Cent - "bie" Error? Broken Die Error ? ? ?

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flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 9:04 pm In my latest coin roll hunt, I came across this interesting little piece. The "i" in Liberty is very close to the "B". It also slants a bit to the left. I checked around some of the penny sites. '72 is a key year for double die obverse, but no mention of this oddity. Any thoughts? Thanks, Frank * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 9:17 pm Looks like it took a hit Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 10:18 pm It wasn't minted that way. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 10:44 pm Taking another look at it . . I took another photo and zoomed in. You can see the bottom of the "L" is smashed and there is some disturbance of the field in front of the "i". It's possible, I suppose this could have been done in circulation, but this is a very tiny area we're looking at here. I don't know . . Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 11:58 pm This happened a lot on cents from the 50's - 80's. It was most likely caused from a penny Gumball Machine. They would push a letter or number away from the rim, usually parallel to it. EDIT: Here is an example from my website http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/pmd.html Edited by cwb 01/17/2017 12:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 01/17/2017 12:07 am That makes perfect sense . . Thank you I probably caused my share of those back in the day! Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/17/2017 12:47 am Quote: This happened a lot on cents from the 50's - 80's. It was most likely caused from a penny Gumball Machine. They would push a letter or number away from the rim, usually parallel to it. Report this Post to the Staff
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1972 Lincoln Cent - "Bie" Error? Broken Die Error ? ? ?