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New Member
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Hi, Ok I Do believe I finally found an error coin. Or I hope I did anyway. Its a 1998 D Lincoln Cent with the initials VDS I'll post the pictures an let you the experts tell me what I have. Thank you Kim   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pretty good - I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation but sure looks like VDS!
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Bedrock of the Community
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 To CCF. It looks like it took a well placed hit, causing the letter B look like an "S". PMD (Post Mint Damage) is probably the reason why this happened. Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
12/28/2017 5:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Has to be. to the CCF! |
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United States
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I'm not so sure. A likely explanation is probable, but that sure looks like an S.
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
United States
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ok after looking more closely under a scope it is probably an S but sure fooled me initially. Sorry
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Valued Member
United States
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Not an expert, but looks normal to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It originally was a "B". But being that this is incuse (VDB incuse), it would be raised on the die. So if the B was damaged/worn off a bit, then the device could be altered making all later coins for this die, would show the same letters incuse. So it would be die damage on that raised device.
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Pillar of the Community
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Poke it with a toothpick and see if it becomes a B. Maybe some of the plating has raised in that area making it appear to be an S.  I like Coop's explanation best. |
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Posted 12/28/2017 5:12 pm
