1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC : What Is This Error Below Lincoln's Bust?

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Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 02:31 am Ok, I have no clue what this is...? Kinda stumped... Any answers? Thanks in advance :) Edited by Eyes4Error 02/13/2019 02:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 02:40 am My two best guesses are a die dent (mishandling of the die) or die attrition from striking the collar. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 02:52 am Spruette - I see what you mean... I had not seen this before. I came across Peripheral Die Damage on ErrorRef.com. One example was: Loss of the outer portion of the field and its replacement by an incuse area of die damage. This curved groove is an unusual (but by no means unique) form of die damage and implies the presence of a thin burr extending down from the damaged portion of the die. It would be similar to the burr you get when you file down a piece of metal. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 04:37 am Not a die dent,that would leave a raised area. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 05:49 am I agree that this could be a struck-through burr. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 12:30 pm Yes... the burr theory make the most sense THANKS! I assume there is no added value though... but still interesting to figure out what it was from. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7510 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 12:38 pm Quote: I assume there is no added value though. Still a Penny. Report this Post to the Staff
Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 12:50 pm THX CHASE! Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7510 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 12:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 12:55 pm I guess we should be technical here... it is not worth a penny... it's worth a cent Edited by Eyes4Error 02/13/2019 1:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73946 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 1:01 pm I think it's Peripheral Die Damage rather than being struck through a rim burr. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Eyes4Error Pillar of the Community United States 710 Posts	Posted 02/13/2019 1:49 pm At least I was on the right track Report this Post to the Staff
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1981 LMC : What Is This Error Below Lincoln's Bust?