1968 Lincoln - Letters Look "fatter" That Others

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Smack2k Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 06:43 am I have a feeling this is nothing, but wanted to ask... In the photo I attached, the 1968 on the right seems to me to have fatter, taller lettering in the motto and the date than the 1968 on the left and the many other 1968s I have seen... I am probably seeing it wrong, but figured I'd ask Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 07:40 am One has more circulation wear than the other. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 08:50 am Could be a type of double die, or a bad counterfeit Report this Post to the Staff
Smack2k Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 09:22 am I was thinking circulation to....but wanted to see what others said... Dont think its a counterfeit....its been sitting in a jar with other coins for 30 years.... Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/03/2019 1:17 pm Not a counterfeit. Not a DD. As suggested, the tops of the letters near the edge are beginning to connect because of simple circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 09/04/2019 1:12 pm 1968 was the last year for the worn out master hub. In the later stages of die production and wear, the motto merged with the rim. I've seen mint state examples that look just like this coin....but yours also has some wear that exacerbates the issue. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 09/04/2019 1:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 09/04/2019 1:17 pm I found this in an OBW roll, look at motto especially the W in WE. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 09/04/2019 1:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/04/2019 5:13 pm Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/04/2019 5:24 pm A close up of the motto would help! Report this Post to the Staff
ThreeLui Valued Member United States 135 Posts	Posted 09/08/2019 12:34 pm I think what happened is the die was used a lot and it wore down over time, but they kept striking with it, so now the coins it produced just looked bad. Maybe that's why the wording is so close to the edge. I don't see how circulated would push the edge and the words closer? Report this Post to the Staff
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1968 Lincoln - Letters Look "Fatter" That Others