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1972-S Lincoln Cent - Partially Reeded Rim - Mint Error?

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 Posted 05/21/2018  9:36 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add kevcoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello CCF,

I pulled this coin straight out of a sealed 1972 mint set and noticed what looks like reeding on the western portion of the obverse rim.

Any ideas as to how this happened?

Thanks,
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?
1972-S-Lincoln-Cent---Partially-Reeded-Rim---Mint-Error?

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 Posted 05/21/2018  9:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like someone altered somewhere along the line.
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coop: I pulled this coin from a sealed mint set. How could someone have altered it. I noticed it that way through the plastic.
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Well they damaged it sealing it. I've seen the lines from the sealing edges. before. I don't have example now. But they are different than your coin. More of a square pattern. There is not way during the striking process for this to happen.
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Looks like the damage sustained on the reverse is on those devices as well?
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Coop, I don't know how the internals of the strike chamber were in the 1970's. I'm trying to think what would have a moving slotted part. The feeder mechanism has no grooves that deep, but I'm not sure of the outside of the collar or the eject arm. If that were caught in(under) the sliding mechanism that could logically happen. Altho I would think the tech loading the mint packs would have noticed...unless that was automatic back then?

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Everything that happens after the strike is covered by the PSD designation. The putting it into the mint set damaged the coin. Just a damaged coin now.
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