1997 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC With Reverse Die Crack

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still lookin Pillar of the Community 967 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 12:45 am How much longer do you think that the reverse die lasted? Notice that the east side of the top of the reverse is level with rim of the coin. Still Lookin Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 12:49 am Oh boy! Now there's your "sunken die" error! That may have been the last coin off that reverse die for sure. Great find! If it wasn't last coin, unusual possibility of just about to start a reverse die cap! Edited by Crazyb0 12/15/2017 12:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74542 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 01:14 am Holy cow that's huge! Did this just pop out of a bankroll? That's a awesome find! The die didn't last much longer after this. Catastrophic Die Failure was most likely one strike away. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
still lookin Pillar of the Community 967 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 01:22 am I just found it tonight from a bank bag of cents. I have found a few rim to rim die cracks but none with the displacement that is shown on this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 01:31 am Pretty sweet rim to rim for a modern coin Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 04:10 am That is way cool. Ait-Tite worthy. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 07:00 am Very nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 07:43 am great find , congrats Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 09:19 am You may want to PM BadThad and ask if it should be treated with VerdiCare asap John1 Report this Post to the Staff
still lookin Pillar of the Community 967 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 09:27 am I have some of his magic juice here. I will soak it for a while. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
ElonU Pillar of the Community United States 703 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 09:48 am Wow, that is way cool. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 10:02 am Absolutely first class find. That is an error anyone would love to own. Congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 1:51 pm I haven't seen this failing die before. It presents and unusual combination of brittle failure and plastic deformation. First of all, you've got a rim-to-rim die crack that is bi-level (stepped) in its northern half. It's here that the die sank in on the right. The die crack is straddled by a small die chip and. below that, a larger, elongated retained interior die break (or just something short of it). Again, this is where some of the die metal sank in. A very neat discovery. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
still lookin Pillar of the Community 967 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 2:01 pm The retained interior die break is raised above the level of the height of the columns. The die chip above that is actually raised above the rims. I placed the coin in a 2X2 and that die chip is actually forcing the clear material up. Still Lookin Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 4:12 pm Fantastic, congrats and great pics as well! Report this Post to the Staff
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1997 LMC With Reverse Die Crack