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I purchased a partial roll of BU 1937-S Lincolns and found this interesting coin in the roll The 7 in the date is pretty much missing. Is this a striking issue? A planchet flaw or lamination? A what? Is an error like this worth a premium at all? Thanks for any insights.   Paul Bulgerin
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Something to do with the plating I think, or PSD? The experts will chime in |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Cents from this era were not plated. Can you give us a close-up of the date? Is the disturbed area even slightly lower or slightly higher than the surrounding field?
Edited by Coinfrog
08/02/2019 9:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Ah, that's news to me, rookie mistake.
Well, I'll let the experts cover this one, you go Coinfrog!
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Pillar of the Community
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Your coin was struck through a Grease Filled Die in this area which prevented the design on the die being able to fill with coin metal |
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Interesting, based on my experience with Grease Filled Dies, I've never seen the "grease" be such a different color from the actual coin. Never seen it have such a rough texture either... |
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Agree. I don't think this is a grease effect.
Edited by Coinfrog
08/02/2019 9:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah...I agree, the grease effect would be much more smooth, not as rough. It actually looks like the metal has a "raw" effect, as if it was grinded roughly.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Let's wait for coop and the heavyweights to chime in.
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Pillar of the Community
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Huh, strange, never seen one like that.
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Pillar of the Community
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 tough to say from just 1 photo..  ..an image from a side angle would be helpful...I'm leaning away from a Greaser at this time.... |
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Depending on the a closer view it might be a struck through debris that has peeled or a Struck Through Grease error. In order for it to be a peeled debris, there should be an incuse outline around that area and the coin should be normal in weight 3.11gr. The outline looks like Beavis:  |
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I was thinking it could be a struck through debris, but I didn't want to mention it, as I have very little standards for myself when identifying coins I'm not sure of.
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I don't think that Struck Through Grease regions normally have anywhere near this amount of texture to them. Could it have been gritty grease? I suppose, but my thought would be damage (by abrasion) until a better theory is proposed. Here is a close up of that region until we get a better pic from @pb.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Again, I've never seen a "gritty" grease error. I'm leaning towards what coop said.
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