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Greetings Community, Please look at this coin, read my description and tell me if/how I can describe it better, thanks! Lincoln Memorial CentMint error coin Weight: 3.1 grams Possible date range: 1959-1982 Off center strike ~60% at 1:00 Obverse die struck off center with partial strike through, reverse simply die struck off center. The obverse brockage surface has no visible design so the strike was probably through a loose metal fragment or partial uniface die cap.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very Nice!   Edited by Eyes4Error
09/22/2018 11:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is very interesting. I agree it must be some sort of a strike through on the obverse based upon the lack of effects on the reverse. I really can't say what happened to the obverse, though, beyond that.  More expert opinions will follow.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your coin is simply a Struck Off Center. And it is a nice one!
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That is one messed up cent--thx for sharing!
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Rest in Peace
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I wonder if the hammer die wasn't shattered and/or sunken upon strike. A product of the time before shutdown occurred. The partial LIB indictes something other than die cap and levels of impact as well. A shattered die would do just that.
Edited by Crazyb0
09/23/2018 12:54 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting error to say the least.
IMHO the OP is correct about two types of errors occurring on the obverse.
(I am far from knowledgeable on these types of errors and am testing my recall ability.)
1)The off center strike is the easy part.
2)The next part looks to have elements of a normal die to the letters of LIBE(RTY) that are visible. The area below (cutting through LIBE) appears to be incuse or recessed. This incuse area also appears to be a "mushy" and somewhat distorted shoulder detail from the obv.
This tells me there was something over the die in this shoulder area, probably a partial die cap where the incuse area is. The die cap sheared/wore off over LIBE.
I"m not sure of the correct term but an off center strike and struck through a partial die cap may be correct.
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Edited by Petespockets55
09/23/2018 11:38 am
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New Member
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Thanks everyone! Crazyb0, I considered the possibility of a hammer die defect but dismissed it as low probability. If the die face fractured and lost a chunk of material, the die surface void would transfer less than normal strike force to its mating surface on the planchet, resulting in raised above normal relief on that area of the struck coin, but in fact the coin is the opposite -- indented. If the liberated die chunk reoriented itself just right and remained in the striking chamber I suppose it could transfer enough energy to broadly indent the coin but it would be a long shot because the broken die pushing behind it has a void compromising the load path. Petespockets55 yes the area below LIBE is incuse.
Edited by eggplant
09/23/2018 12:10 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A partially capped die makes sense to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll contact Mike Diamond, and see what he says about it.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's an off-center strike with an indent (impression of an overlying planchet).
Error coin writer and researcher.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks again for everyone's input on this coin, much appreciated, proving once again a picture of an error coin is worth a thousand words!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Mike Diamond, thank you very much for taking a look! Errers and Varietys.
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