1988 P Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC With Huge Obverse Clash That The Mint Couldn't Get Rid Of

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Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 8:57 pm I found this CRH today in a circulated bankroll from a bank box of U.S. Pennies. The U.S. Mint tried to polished the clashe away as hard as they could, but they failed to completely get rid of the obverse clash do to being so big. It must of been a huge Die Clash event that caused this giant Die Clash. It's a very impressive one as it is easy to see still. This is now my all time favorite Die Clash in my collection! And yes, it might not be worth as much as a regular one with no die polishing at all, but I love it! Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 08/18/2017 9:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff

The Regency Store Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 9:45 pm Oh wow, very nice example of big time clashing! Good find :) Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 9:54 pm Thank you. Definitely a keeper. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 10:03 pm Nice one EandV! About every one we see has been polished. They hit the die so hard and the mint can't polish but so deep. Nice Prisoner Cent! Edited by CoinMasters 08/18/2017 10:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 10:08 pm Thank you. It's a nice example of a polished Die Clash, but it is still very visible do to how hard the die struck together. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 10:26 pm Funny, just today I found an LMC clash that you had to reflect in the light to see! We're opposites. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/18/2017 10:39 pm RoyCoinBoy, that's funny. I have more than just this one. I have three others that have not been polished. What a coincidence though. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 08/18/2017 10:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 08:53 am Odd, I see the image of the reverse on the obverse, but it doesn't look like a clash. I also don't see evidence of excessive die polishing. No polish lines and no low relief detail loss. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:10 am Quote: Odd, I see the image of the reverse on the obverse, but it doesn't look like a clash. I also don't see evidence of excessive die polishing. No polish lines and no low relief detail loss. with conder101,also the angle in which the clashed Bays are tilted versus being for the most part parallel with LIBERTY raises a question for me,there is just too much rotation Edited by Chase007 08/19/2017 11:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:42 am I agree. it is just a light clash did not damage the dies that much. So if this die would have been polished, it would have removed this light clash. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 2:08 pm Conder101 what are you talking about? There are tons of polishing lines on this coin. I threw it back in my pile for CoinStar. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 08/19/2017 2:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 3:27 pm There are older polishing lines. This one looks like a new clash mark. Note the affected area does not have the die scratches through it. It would have been a minor one, so don't beat yourself up about. Just trying to help note what I see on the clash that tells me it wasn't polished after the clash. There is on the second image a couple line intersecting the the clash mark (stronger older scratches) but some areas where the clash is, there were some doe scratches that were flattened as well. Edited by coop 08/19/2017 3:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 3:58 pm Thanks Coop. Since it was minor, I threw it back in my pile because I have better Die Clashes in my collection. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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1988 P LMC With Huge Obverse Clash That The Mint Couldn't Get Rid Of