1968 Lincoln Cent Strike Through? I've Never Seen Damage Quite Like It.

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Shamrock454 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 01:47 am I was at a Boston area estate sale over the weekend and threw a bucket of coins I found on my pile. Turned out to have over 40 wheats in it, along with some interesting errors, including this one. I'm calling this the JW Booth Cent, due to the unfortunate placement of the hole on the face of the coin. (groan) Obviously it has some post mint damage, but it sure looks like something got between the back of the coin and the die. It made a nice deep chasm on the back, and looks like it affected the structural integrity of the coin face to the point where his upper cheek and forehead are distorted and of course the bloody great hole in his noggin. Would love to get your opinions. Also, I'm wondering if you think whatever it was is still lodged in there? Thanks in advance! Shamrock454 Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 03:41 am This coin was damaged, probably intentionally. Just worth copper melt now. It didn't look like that when it was struck that way. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 05:01 am Agreed,and to CCF. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74679 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 09:59 am To CCF! Just PSD. A spender. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 10:30 am At first glance this coin looked like it might have been a strike through, but a quick look at same area on the flip side shows it just damage. Most of the time you can tell a coin is damaged just by looking at the opposite side. If the coin has an area that's been pushed in on the reverse, like this coin, you'll see an area that's pushed out on the obverse. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189325 Posts	Posted 10/11/2019 12:13 pm to the Community! 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
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