1965 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC - Unusal Heavy Die Deterioration On Lincoln`s Bust

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CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 10:19 pm Found this CRH today. I have never seen Die Deterioration going on like this on the bust of Lincoln. It`s almost like its pulling the bust to the rim. It weighs up 3.1 grams on the scale. Perfectly within mint tolerance. This is a case of heavy Die Deterioration right? Tthe first obverse picture below has me thinking it might be a collar issue, but I`m not really experienced in that area. Thanks for reading! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 04/12/2019 10:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74905 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 11:43 pm The die was pretty shot! Almost time for retirement! :) Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 04/12/2019 11:59 pm That's what I thought! Thanks E&V! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74905 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 12:10 am CoinHunter27, my profile picture shows a 1982 LMC with the absolute worst case of Die Deterioration that I've seen/know of. Not sure of I told you this or not, but here we go. It's a butt ugly cent! Probably the ugliest coin that you'll ever see! http://goccf.com/t/322204&whichpage=2#2746987 Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 12:30 am Cool E&V! I've wondered why you have a 1982 as your profile pic for a while, but never remembered to ask! Now I know! Your coin looks like the Die should have been retired way long before that! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Edited by CoinHunter27 04/13/2019 12:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74905 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 12:47 am Thank you CoinHunter27! It was a such a thrill finding that! The U.S. Mint were being cheapskates and were pushing that die until nothing was left of it! The U.S. Mint at its finest. ;) Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 01:49 am The mint does seem to be doing better about that now. Some of the early 50's wheats were pushed way far past retirement. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74905 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 01:51 am Haha! The 1950's was pretty bad for that! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 09:53 am Keep in mind the spreading of the master hub (changed in 1969) and the very strong over polishing that happened at that time weakened the size of the devices and sub field reduction altered the dies. Report this Post to the Staff
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1965 LMC- Unusal Heavy Die Deterioration On Lincoln`s Bust