Ring Arround The Penny.... 1986 Lincoln

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Midnight Fenrir Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 08/28/2008 8:54 pm Well, It's been awhile since I've posted, but my stockpile of coins has continued to grow, so it's time to catch up. Another little oddity from work, this 1986 Penny seems to have an unusual defect just inside of the rim, that cuts through the "Trust" and wraps all the way around the obverse. To me, it looks like a dime got pressed in against the penny really hard, BUT! The indent doesn't cut into the raised letters at all... It's purely on the field even though it passes right through the words. Maybe it got smashed against a dime before being struck with the die? Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

ela126 New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 08/28/2008 11:09 pm I've seen a good number of these in the past few days, i'd say around 25 with this quality in the last 50 bucks worth i;ve sorted. It doesn't seem to be specific to a date or mint mark. Not really sure what it is. Glad you posted though, my camera has been busted, I'm curious as well. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 08/29/2008 09:16 am I posted something like that before and it was identified as " Die Deterioration". Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/29/2008 11:04 pm Hi, I believe it is the result of what we call a pressure ridge. It is a deformation of the die. It is fairly common and is seen a great deal on plated cents. There was no dime involved:-) Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 08/31/2008 10:49 pm "Pressure ridge" is not the correct term. There is no commonly used term. Eric Von Klinger used to call them "ridge rings". At any event, it is a form of die deterioration/deformation. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/31/2008 11:46 pm Bingo, Thanks Mike! I knew what it was, I just wasn't sure what to call it. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
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