Check Out This Die Gouge On A 1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC !!

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Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/12/2018 01:20 am I was getting ready to go through a bunch of lmcs I have separated from a bank box and this one just caught my eye right off the pile cause of the color. I truned it over and saw this die gouge plain as day. I'm assuming that's what it is. I post some similar ones a little ways back but they were on the rim of a shield penny. They had the same shape though. This one sticks out of the bottom of the memorial a little right of center. I'm gonna put a pic of the shield too for comparison. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73747 Posts	Posted 05/12/2018 01:35 am On the obverse on your coin, that's actually a Die Dent (Die Damage). Here's the definition of this error and what it means. From error-ref.com: Quote: Definition: An area of the die is damaged by a known or unknown object, which leaves a recess in the die face. The die dent therefore appears raised on the coin. Here's the link to Die Dent on coincommunity.com and error-ref.com. http://goccf.com/t/298012 http://www.error-ref.com/die-dent/ On the reverse, it looks like a Die Chip to me. Here's the link to Die Chip. http://www.error-ref.com/die-chips/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/12/2018 02:13 am Sorry. Your right. It was explained to me it was from possibly denting the side of the die as to the first two pics of a shield penny. I always think of gouge because it's basically damage to the die which leaves a void for metal to flow into which whether by dent or what have you, they all pretty much result in the same thing. It's pretty crazy that they both have the same shape even though they are prob caused by two different reasons. Just thought it looked cool and figured I'd share. Report this Post to the Staff
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Check Out This Die Gouge On A 1981 LMC!!