1988 No Mint Mark Penny Can Some One Let Me Know What Is This Raised Area

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Noob87 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 8:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 8:59 pm I'm kinda thinking that is was happens around the rim when a die is getting over used (worn) - others will know for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 9:16 pm Out of collar strike. The die had come in to strike with a retracted collar note the partial brockage and a slightly tilted strike which shows up 180 degrees out on reverse too. Congratulations, found yerself a bonafide gen-you-wine Mint error. Edited by Crazyb0 01/31/2018 9:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Noob87 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 10:08 pm Thank you all for your help it is much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 03:16 am I think it is Die Deterioration, as Mark said. It is sometimes called a "Ridge Rim" because of the added ridge inside the normal rim. That is caused by incessant pressure from metal flow outward against the die as coins are struck. Plating bubbles that develop accentuate flaws like this, but they are not of any value. I believe this is fairly common on mid-late '80s zinc cents. @Crazyb0 I'm not seeing how it could have been struck out of collar. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 04:40 am John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 12:37 pm If you mean the raised area through IN GOD, that is Die Deterioration. An extreme case of it too. Report this Post to the Staff
Noob87 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 1:09 pm Does this add any value to the penny? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 1:29 pm Not really as this was common on the coins from the Zincolns in the 80's. Report this Post to the Staff
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