1971 S Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Re-Engraved Bow Tie?

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 08:36 am I found this 1971 S LMC and the bowtie is not like all the others I have seen or is this just from die wear? The bowtie doesn't show the bottom part of the tie and as you can see the bust doesn't have the strengthened lower throat. I do know that the reverse is RDV-002 but not sure if its RDV_008 due to circulation wear. I do have the re-engraved die in the 1971 P and they look identical. Insight needed please! Edited by Jim0815 03/26/2018 08:52 am Report this Post to the Staff

chzman Pillar of the Community United States 1137 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 11:01 am IMO the lack of detail in the tie and bust are the result of Grease Filled Die. I see nothing with the reverse. Edited by chzman 03/26/2018 11:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 12:02 pm Polished the dies a bit heavy I would guess. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 12:36 pm Grease filled or overpolished die. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 12:52 pm Over polished die. The difference? If it were a Struck Through Grease issue, then the tops of the devices would be missing. (in this case the top of the bow tie) The bottom is the part that missing of the device. This happens because the fields were reduced from polishing. Thus they look removed. If it were a Struck Through Grease issue, the devices would be wider and be missing at the tops of the devices because of the die fill. So the OPs coin was altered by the fields being reduced. Not a struck through die filled with grease. Edited by coop 03/26/2018 12:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74455 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 12:56 pm I agree that it's an over polished die. You can see the weakness of the bowtie from the die polishing. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 1:26 pm Thanks everyone! I thought initially that the culprit was a worn die. When you don't know, ask the experts! Report this Post to the Staff
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1971 S LMC Re-Engraved Bow Tie?