Need Help With A 1983 Penny - Over-Polished On Liberty?

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theking13 Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 3:23 pm Hello, I found this penny and the L and Y appear to have a smaller font. Would this be caused by over-polishing the coin? Thanks, Shawn Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 3:31 pm Yes,I agree. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 5:11 pm Me too - skinny letters are the result of (heavy) die polishing. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74138 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 5:22 pm I agree as well. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
theking13 Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 5:38 pm Thank you all for your comments. Shawn Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 11/08/2018 7:04 pm The thin lettering is due to die polishing. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/09/2018 9:17 pm So why are the letters smaller? Because the devices are tapered. Smaller at the top, wider at the bottom. Why do they do this? Because if they didn't, the coins would get stuck onto the dies. So when they polish at die, the fields are reduced. When this happens it shorts the height of the devices. Thus making them thinner. Report this Post to the Staff
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