Help Identifying This 1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC With An Elongated Tail On The Two.

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1369 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 4:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73628 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 4:10 pm Might have something to do with Die Deterioration I think. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 5:17 pm Can we get a close-up of just the date area? Report this Post to the Staff
1369 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 5:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 5:57 pm Looks more like damage/foul play to me, but a really nice close-up of that area would help. "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
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 8:51 pm Perhaps that tail is due toa die chip or gouge. Probably only a very small premium associated with such. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/06/2019 9:21 pm Well note on the devices. How the devices usually show die wear as with die flow lines, and widening of the devices towards the edge direction being wider there. But we see the opposite, a reduction of the size of the devices towards the rim. So there was an over polishing issue with the die the made the devices smaller on the outside edge of the die. There may have been die damage on the outside edge of the die that they were trying to remove on the tail of the '2'. So the reduction of all the devices on the outside edge of the die tells me the die was showing an over polishing issue, rather than a die wear issue. (which would have left the devices wider towards the rims) Report this Post to the Staff
1369 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 09/07/2019 09:34 am Im a little late but here is a close up Report this Post to the Staff
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Help Identifying This 1942 LWC With An Elongated Tail On The Two.