1946 D Error? Faint Lincoln Cameo On Reverse...

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AngieEllen New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 03:31 am My Husband said he got a wierd looking 1946 D Penny from the self check out at Walmart. At first I dismissed it and told him it looked wierd because someone cleaned it. When I took a longer look at it a few days later I noticed it looked like the outline of Lincoln's profile on the reverse side. What is everyone's opinion? Sorry about the Picture quality I tried my best to get the best picture That showed what the outline. Thanks for taking the time to look! I Appreciate it and look forward to replies! ;) Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 03:52 am to the forum! That is a fairly common occurrence called Internal Metal Displacement or Progressive Indirect Design Transfer. It is caused from the pressure of the strike going through the planchet to the opposite die over long periods of use. Once a die has this oddity formed into it's surface, every coin minted with that die will show this "ghosting". EDIT: There is another example of it on this web page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...laneous.html Edited by cwb 04/01/2017 03:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4594 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 10:29 am Nice example. Not valuable but fun. It happens when dies are overused. 1851/1852 3 cent silvers and some dimes are notorious for PIDT. See: http://www.error-ref.com/progressiv...gn-transfer/ -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 10:47 am nice example of ghosting, it seems to be a lot more common in older coins, nice to keep as a reference Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:23 am Welcome to Coin Community Family. The term cameo is used on proof coins to show the frosting on the die on the coin struck. Note the light color of the bust and devices on the shiny fields. That is called a cameo. Edited by coop 04/01/2017 11:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
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