1972 D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC "missing L" In Liberty

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PamG Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 8:01 pm Can someone please tell me what causes this? Report this Post to the Staff

CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 8:06 pm Hello. I'm not an expert, but it looks to me like it was Struck Through Grease. Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
PamG Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 8:11 pm That makes logical sense. I guess I wasn't thinking. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 8:13 pm Definitely Struck Through Grease. I found a 72 last week the the word IN was gonewith no trace. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 9:12 pm The die was over polishing thinning the devices. Possible Grease Fill on the 'L', but when a Struck Through Grease happens, it prevents the narrowest devices from being formed, leaving wider looking devices. So it is more of an issue with die polishing because the devices are thinner than normal. (or the isolated polishing may have removed the L' totally?) Report this Post to the Staff
PamG Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 10:07 pm Thanks all. That's gonna take some research on my part Coop, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/17/2018 10:20 pm Here is where to start: http://goccf.com/t/323932 It covers clashing and polishing why it is necessary to do the polishing. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 12/18/2018 11:01 am Overpolished die. Report this Post to the Staff
Adam C Vance Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 02/18/2021 02:19 am I also have a 1972 d cent with the L removed in liberty but mine looks like a shadow of its self like the shadows after a nuclear blast but yours is in way better shape than mine hers mine btw Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/18/2021 2:50 pm Grease fills in the tops of the devices (the deepest areas on the die) making the devices shorter in height, and preventing the most tapered areas from forming: Thus the devices are wider because just the lower base areas are showing. On over polished dies, the devices are shorter as the fields are reduced, removing the wider areas of the devices, leaving the upper narrow parts of the devices to form. So the devices are very small when the widest part of the devices are removed. Report this Post to the Staff
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1972 D LMC "Missing L" In Liberty