1979 D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Hit Or Filled In Mintmark?

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SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 9:06 pm What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 9:31 pm Looks like a broken post to me (as opposed to damage). "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
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 9:33 pm Broken post? What does that mean? Do you mean post mint/strike damage? Edited by SilverCents 08/05/2019 9:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 10:13 pm Ah sorry for my confusing nomenclature, no. On the die that the mint uses to strike coins, the features are reversed compared to the resulting coins. For example, the middle of the letter D sticks up from the die so that this post can create a depression in the surface of the flan. As the die gets older, these tiny features can start to chip and finally shear off completely. In the case where this post has sheared off completely (a "broken post"), the mintmark will be filled in completely. Your coin seems to have this feature. "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
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 10:27 pm Oh alright thanks, makes sense now. I presume that I should throw this one into the copper bucket? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74096 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 10:40 pm Very common error. I would just throw it into the Copper bucket. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 10:41 pm Alright, back awhile ago I saw a bunch of these when searching. Guess I thought I would try and see what exactly they were. Thanks all! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/06/2019 01:24 am A broken post will show as a filled center of a device, or even raised over he top of he mintmark if part of the post breaks off below the post area. Note the '8' is not just filled in the image above, but over filled because of the void on the die. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/06/2019 3:45 pm Good question, keep asking! Report this Post to the Staff
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1979 D LMC Hit Or Filled In Mintmark?