Lincoln Cent 195? D Last Digit In Date Looks Like A Slant /

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Bluevase Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:22 pm Not sure what is going on with the last digit in the date. With the slant, it's not oriented as a 1 would be, to low for the top of a 6, to close to the 5 to be part of a 7. Looking closer, it almost looks like something under the 5 as well. Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:29 pm Mechanically damaged by a coin wrapper or vending machine. Edited by Crazyb0 11/15/2017 3:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1530 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:41 pm Looks like 1954 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:46 pm Like Crazyb0 said, MD. it's got hit and metal has been pushed over. Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:54 pm Quote: Mechanically damaged by a coin wrapper or vending machine. Exactly. Report this Post to the Staff
Bluevase Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 4:11 pm 1954? the slant seems off to me yet I do see a sharp horizontal line and a vertical line under the top of the last digit yet out of orientation for a 4. Regardless, I'm sure it's what CrazyB0 said, PSD from some mechanical device, and then a long time in circulation smoothed the field around the PSD. As for the term Mechanically Damaged MD? I checked the glossary because I always think of it as mechanical or Machine Doubling: MD 1. Short for Mechanical Doubling. 2. Short for medium date. 3. Short for metal detecting. Wouldn't all damage be mechanically damaged unless it was a man made error which would still require some mechanical device. So to keep from confusing myself and also to better identify the potential higher value at time of strike (TOS, new acronym) or Strike, I'm learning to use Post Strike Damage ( PSD) for coins like this one. PSD is such a clear, succinct division of time for when the damage happened and typically all PSD is a low value for the coin. Once again, thanks everyone for your help! YAEA CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 4:25 pm To me, it looks like something moved the digit sideways - some sort of machine or an odd hit. Report this Post to the Staff
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