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

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kevcoins Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 9:36 pm 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, Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 9:42 pm Looks like someone altered somewhere along the line. Report this Post to the Staff
kevcoins Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 9:45 pm coop: I pulled this coin from a sealed mint set. How could someone have altered it. I noticed it that way through the plastic. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 9:48 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
NewMember Valued Member United States 274 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 10:20 pm Looks like the damage sustained on the reverse is on those devices as well? Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 10:54 pm 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? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/22/2018 01:37 am 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. Report this Post to the Staff
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