1983-P Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC 3 Styles Of Reverse Lettering

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SF11Dude Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 08:34 am So I noticed what appear to be 3 styles or lettering effects on the reverse, just don't know what causes them. At 11 o'clock "D STA and E" appears flat and abraded. At 12 o'clock the "TES oF AM" looks more rounded, the "oF" looks doubled. At 1 o'clock the "AM", especially "M" look odd. Thoughts? Including pictures of die cracks and other things too. Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 1:25 pm The STA of STATES and the E.PL are a common area for the details to be weakly struck. This happens because that is the thickest part of the coin, where Lincoln's profile is on the other side. Nice little die crack there! Report this Post to the Staff
cookiemonster Pillar of the Community United States 1335 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 5:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 5:24 pm Note how some of the devices show the full taper on them. That is what they should look like on the USA. But as mentioned the diestortion because of the obverse strike leaves some devices in fully formed. The "d & S' are a different issue. They are from Grease Fill on the die. Note how wide these devices are? The Grease Fill in the die prevents the devices from striking up fully. The smallest and largest amount of grease alters the strike from happening. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 5:24 pm Also, you have various die states pictured where devices appear "clearer" because of EDS and die deteriorated because of LDS. Styles weren't "changed", they were all formed off of a couple master hubs that in turn made many of the identical working dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Coppergold Pillar of the Community United States 939 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 3:51 pm Looks like it's another die clash as well. Just FYI if you didn't notice that. Report this Post to the Staff
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1983-P LMC 3 Styles Of Reverse Lettering