All Designs/Years Lincoln Cents. Torches And Eyes?

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Ycoins New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/22/2018 4:13 pm Hello coin community! The reverse of a dime has a torch in the design and I was wondering why it is on the front and back of all the Lincoln pennies? Is it an accident or part of the Lincoln Cent series. Could someone give me the history behind it. Please. Also all the eyeballs (looks like a Washington quarter eye) that are seen in coins. Do they take away the value of the coin or is it not factored into the grading process? That same question goes for the Lincoln cents as well. If I had full bans on a penny would it give more value or just not factored into the grading process.? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 03/22/2018 4:26 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/22/2018 4:31 pm to CCF. Would you please clarify your question? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 03/22/2018 5:21 pm There shouldn't be any torches on any Lincoln Cent. Do you have a picture of what you're talking about? Report this Post to the Staff
Ycoins New Member United States 25 Posts	Posted 03/23/2018 02:34 am Hopefully this picture works for now until I take better pictures of the obverse and reverse. The bottom of the torch starts on the letters A and M in America. Like you were checking for the close Wide AM area. I see that on almost every penny. I will send a pic of the eyes I am talking about as well. Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 2:30 pm I see what you're seeing, but no, unfortunately that is not an error. It may be an issue with the plating or it may be the result of one coin being pressed into another. to ccf! Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:00 pm Or most likely it's Pareidolia. Roughly that's the tendency of the human mind to try to impose order on noise and see patterns where they don't exist. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:23 pm Eyecoins and no, this isn't a "torch". Not sure about what you are asking regarding the "eyeballs" Report this Post to the Staff
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