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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***I personally do not know a lot about coins. I have a 1952 penny that has numbers and some letters that are noticeably bigger than a normal 1952 penny. This is very visible on the top of the 2. On the right is the penny that has the error, you can see that 1952 is wider than 1952 on the regular penny. What type of error is this and is it rare/valuable?  Edited by jakelax
12/25/2017 2:42 pm
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 to the forum! The devices are flattened out from circulation wear. The tops of the devices are narrower than the bottoms where they contact the surface. As a coin wears, the devices will appear to get wider. This can also happen if a die is partially clogged with debris and the tops are missing. Edited by cwb
12/25/2017 3:22 pm
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This is the process known as Die states. As dies wear, there is metal flow that happens where the metal moves toward the outer rim. This can stretch the devices making wider. In the very later states (LDS, VLDS) Die Deterioration sets in were the edges of the devices begin to stretch at times to the rim and begin to disappear. The other factor here is there are more than one master die used to make the numerous working dies of a single years production. Slight variances between these can do the similar effect you've noticed. |
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@jakelax, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with @crazyb0 and to answer your question: Quote:
is it rare/valuable? I would say that other than the small premium for being a Wheat cent there is no extra premium for this variation. Worth saving rather than spending! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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This first set of images, from Coop show Die Deterioration, or die wear:  Below is a 1992-D Lincoln Cent showing Die Deterioration as well.  You can see how the devices have been stretched towards the rim of the coin. This is caused from metal flowing over the same areas of the die. Just like water flowing on the ground can cut a river, this metal flow cuts into the die and every coin struck with this die will show the defect. It will continue to get worse as long as that die is in use. I don't see this on the original poster's coin, I just see a worn coin. Edited by cwb
12/25/2017 5:54 pm
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You should include the date, mintmark, and the denomination in your titles. Why Topic Titles are ImportantThe title of your topic is very important. Let's say you need help attributing an 1896 Morgan Dollar.... - Horrendous: Help!
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This enables the members with expertise pertaining to your question to easily find and answer your question. The title of the topic also becomes the title of the topic's web page, which enables us to attract more collectors to the site. The more members we have, the more we learn. |
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