1973 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Why Did The L Disappear?

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Amy939 Valued Member United States 84 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 11:50 am Report this Post to the Staff

aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 12:27 pm Probably a grease-filled die. Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 12:50 pm I agree with @aristarchus123 about this coin most likely being Struck Through Grease. Not a lot of the inscription missing, so it is safe to spend. On the other hand, the price is cheap, so you might want to save it as an example for comparison against other coins that you find. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 12:51 pm Lots of die polishing covering this coin. Wonder what the reverse (die) looked like. 1973D is common candidate for a recurring die subsidence error. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st 02/25/2018 1:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 1:13 pm It went to the place where all bad L's go... Edited by Crazyb0 02/25/2018 1:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 2:56 pm It was the victim of a heavy die polishing. This reduces the size of the devices. If this had been a struck through error the devices would have been wider, or just totally gone. Why? The deeper part of the die is what collects the grease. Whether it is a small amount or a large amount. If the die was rubbed with a cloth, the grease maybe angled a bit, ot it maybe flat. But not the taper of the devices. They are thinner at the tops of the device and wider at the bottom. So the grease gets into the bottom of the die, the thinnest area of the devices. With this clogged, then the devices on a coin will appear wider, not thinner. When the fields are reduced, part of the devices become thinner: They are lower in height. That is what were are seeing on the 'L' on LIBERTY and the motto devices are also thinner, but not as reduced at the area near LIBERTY. There may have been some die dent/gouge on that area and it was reduced by polishing the edge of the die. Edited by coop 02/25/2018 2:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/25/2018 4:24 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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1973 LMC Why Did The L Disappear?