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Valued Member
United States
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Can anyone tell me whats going on with the date on this Lincoln? I cannot for the love of me decide what the date on it is.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
It looks like a few die chips in and around the date .
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Valued Member
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Keith, the date I believe is 1915. The coin appears to have taken a severe hit from the southeast upward pushing metal from the 5 up next to the top of 1. This would also cause the top of 1 to push some metal westward. Post mint damage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
 Damaged, the date has taken a hit and displaced the metal |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Date appears to be seriously (and badly) altered. Does it have the VDB on the shoulder? I ask because the obverse design does not seem to match the pre 20 Lincolns and I suspect a much later date. It isn't just a case of simple damage to the date because how would you explain the lengthening of the 1? It is considerable longer than the 1 on a coin from the teens and it also has managed to acquire a top serif which I believe only appears on a couple of years in the entire Lincoln series.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
The date on this coin is 1975. It is not consistent with any design used before 1974.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
Wow...yeah, I did not even see "1915" at first due to the design looking much later.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
965 Posts |
I gotta learn more about Lincoln's. I knew something was amiss, but couldn't tell you what that was.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
869 Posts |
I agree with coppercoins. The size of date font is to large for a 1915. Is the reverse wheat?
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Also the third number does not curve at all. In all the 7's and 9's they all curve towards the inside of the coin slightly.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
I guarantee you this is a 1975. No question about it in my mind.
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Valued Member
United States
52 Posts |
What could have caused it to look like this?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
It could be a bag nick from another coin that hit that area or it could be deliberate damage. You never know what coins go through before you get them. Either way it is not a good thing for the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A determined "clown", with a sense of envy, trying to make a fake, and lacks the expertice to do even a poor job! Garage mint.
Dick
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Posted 08/19/2008 12:45 am
