1917 S Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Errors

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Geno47 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 01:42 am A couple of months ago I was amazed to find this coin in my pocket change from a transaction earlier that day. occaisionally I receive Wheats in my change but generally much newer coins from the 40's and 50's once in awhile from the 30's but never from the teens or even 20's. Needless to say 5-05-2019 I removed it from circulation because as you can see this cent was way past due for a rest. In looking at this coin one can begin imagine how painstaking the process of making dies to strike a coin must have been. Apparently they were very reluctant when you notice all of the errors due to die wear. Just thought I'd share this 102 year old beauty with ya'll that's all. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 05:48 am to CCF.Very nice find. Couple of nice die cracks on the reverse. Die crack under the bust. Under LIBERTY and the date looks kinda like trails,I checked the trail die site but no mention of one for that year. Looks to be worth around $2 for the date,but if it is a trail die that should increase the value. John1 Edited by John1 07/27/2019 05:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74811 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 08:08 am Very cool find! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 08:11 am Quote: Just thought I'd share this 102 year old beauty with ya'll that's all. Thank you posting it and congratulations on the find in the wild. "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
hole_in_pocket Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 08:15 am yes, great find! wasn't familiar with the term 'trail date'... is this related to what appears to be the almost drip mark streaks under the lettering? thanks! I've got a new penny around here somewhere that has it...hmmm. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 09:18 am Great find, congrats! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
beachnut Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 10:49 am Cool coin. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 11:16 am First, Interesting coin, and a great find! There are four known Retained Cuds (now called "pre-cuds"} on 1917-S cents. The die break on the left wheat stalk of your coin is close to one of them, but does not match at the point where the die break crosses "E" of EPU. Your coin has die breaks, but not yet at the stage of Retained Cuds. It's a definite keeper. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 1:02 pm Nice pre-VDB cent before it was added under the shoulder the next year. Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 07/27/2019 1:19 pm Is that MD on the forehead area ? Dan Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/28/2019 6:17 pm The lines in the center of the head are called coin scratches. These are often done when people clean them too harshly. Still a hole filler for a book though. Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 07/29/2019 12:50 pm Coop I'm referring to the area to the right of Lincoln forehead. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
Geno47 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 08/03/2019 12:04 am Thanks to all of you for your much appreciated input and a special Thank You to fortcollins for your info and the link to Cuds on U.S.Coins... you know I used your link to go to the site and after investigating further whaddya know I found an exact image of this coin. The coin is listed as Cu-1c-1917S-10R at the following page http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-ce...s-1909-1958/ . Again... Many Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/03/2019 12:09 am Looks like that area is damage. When you look at an overlay, you can see the reverse is showing a raised area in that location: Edited by coop 08/03/2019 12:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1917 S Mint LWC Errors