1986 Mint Mark D Lincoln Cent Error?

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Hooverdog New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 6:18 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * I have a 1986 D mint mark penny and on the back the last s from states and the o and part of f on of are barely visible is this a known error and if so what is the approximate value? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 6:26 pm We'll need pictures, please - full shots of both sides and a close-up of the area in question. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Hooverdog New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 6:31 pm Unfortunately whenever I try to upload a pic my phone says unable to upload do to low memory, but I have plenty and am able to upload on other sites know Problem I can post a site that has a pic that is very close to what my coin is if that will work Report this Post to the Staff
Hooverdog New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 6:54 pm https://www.etsy.com/listing/681993...xYIQAvD_BwE# Report this Post to the Staff
Hooverdog New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 6:56 pm But it isn't of colored like this, actually very nice new looking coin, very low patina if any at all, looks uncirculated Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 7:10 pm Not an error. If you look opposite that area (other side) you'll see the bust. That part of the portrait takes a lot of metal to fill and sometimes that causes the other side to show weakness like in your coin. It can also be caused by "grease" from the machining process. It can fall out of the machine and work it's way into the die. After a lot of compaction, it can get very hard and fill the die recesses causing any coins made to show weakness in that area. In collecting, we call these "greasers". Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 9:01 pm @HD, first welcome to CCF. Second, based on your description and the Etsy link it does sounds like part of the reverse design didn't fully strike up, perhaps due to grease in the die. There has to be a whole lot of detail missing before these bring a premium, but certainly keep it as a nice example if you want. "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73844 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 10:54 pm I agree with the others. If that's your listing, I would take it down, since there's no value over face value for this. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/27/2019 11:58 pm Kind of like this? This is common. Note the information in the description. Report this Post to the Staff
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