"slope Sided" Date Digits Or Lettering Lincoln Cent

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nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 11:06 am I am soliciting comments about the date and some of the motto of this 1914-D Lincoln Cent. coop? The numbers and letters seem to be "slope sided" where the base of the digit/letter is wider than the highest part. Is this a normal characteristic of say, a worn die, or what else might cause this to happen? Seller: 83usmceric Item number: 272653854782 Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 12:51 pm It's just a worn die, IMHO. Edited by ChildOfTheWheat 05/02/2017 12:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 6:23 pm I agree with worn die. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 8:19 pm Me too, worn die, VLDS. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 8:40 pm The die flow for a few years in that time frame went toward the center of the coin. In later years, (somewhere around 1925 I think) and on it went toward the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 9:01 pm Interesting that the details are quite deep at this stage, on newer coins the polishing tends to wear the surface down so the digits become shallow...? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/02/2017 9:13 pm I suppose it was a well struck coin (with a lot of pressure), and probably not too many clashes. It also could have been among the first struck by that die. Edited by CoinMasters 05/02/2017 9:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 2:21 pm During that time period some of the die wear was showing on the opposite sides of the devices. Not sure why it happened a lot back then? Note the die wear shows on the inside edge of the devices on these years? I still don't know why only happened on this era of coins. There were also a lot of normal dies as well, so it wasn't a hub issue. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 2:42 pm Thanks coop! I was hoping you'd chime in. It seems most of the photos you posted have die wear mainly on the 9, and usually on the upper left part of the numeral. In addition, you can see striation marks. I don't see these on the coin I posted about. Do you think this coin is exhibiting this type of die wear? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 3:02 pm The fields looked so rough on your coin, so I don't think it is the same kind of wear. But the coin maybe starting to show the angle without the distortion we see on the devices like the examples I posted. On your images the tops of the devices on the motto show a lot of wear there. They may have had used some different types of machines that were used those years and got rid of them by 1919 because that was the last year I found this type of wear present. The striation lines appear to be wear from the die in those areas. (also a different issue than the later used dies showed) Just want to present what I've found on the other years with the altering of die wear on those years of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/03/2017 3:41 pm Thanks Coop, I couldn't remember the exact years, basically 1911- 1919. If it wasn't a hub issue, my guess is it was the planchets. Didn't they start or change the upsetting process somewhere around 1920? Did they change the composition? I'm thinking different thickness or hardness could affect the die wear. Edited by CoinMasters 05/03/2017 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rmsexauer Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 03:21 am Very interesting topic.. thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge.. ensures that we all may learn more about our hobby.. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 08:22 am Here's the whole obverse: Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 05/04/2017 12:41 pm Thanks Coop, yet another great reference info. to archive. Report this Post to the Staff
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"Slope Sided" Date Digits Or Lettering Lincoln Cent