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Kae New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/28/2019 10:00 pm Hi I'm brand new to collecting coins. I don't expect to make a lot of money or any money, but I am having loads of fun looking at the details and the differences especially with the penny. I have a 1978 P Lincoln Memorial penny that looks to have extra thickness on the date, the motto, and Liberty. I've done some research and also have a 1978 P penny for comparison (which I've uploaded - the penny on the bottom).I've also uploaded the reverse of the penny I'm asking about. Again, brand new at this so I'm just asking :) Report this Post to the Staff

Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 02:24 am Hi Kae, to the forum. If you're able to provide close up pictures of the areas in question, that will probably allow us to make a more certain judgment. As for now, I will mention that I do see the extra thickness relative to the cent below, however, I suspect that actually the coin below is showing thinner than normal devices rather than the coin above showing thicker than normal devices. When a die is polished to remove imperfections, it can reduce the thickness of the devices. So ultimately I think you've got two "normal", i.e. non-variety and non-error, coins here, but one has stronger features from not having seen as much wear to the die that struck it. Hope that helps and we'll see if anyone can see something else here as I'm not 100% certain. Edited by Oijogja 12/29/2019 02:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kae New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 10:20 pm Thanks so much for your reply, Oijogja. I attached two more pictures I had taken before. They're not the best...still working on that , but they should help. Thanks for the welcome! Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 02:44 am I can't tell if it's glare or doubling in the second photo, but I am leaning towards glare because I basically see normal coins I'm afraid. Keep looking and asking questions! and to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 2:06 pm That looks like a normal coin. The devices were a bit larger that year: Report this Post to the Staff
Kae New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 11:33 pm Thanks everyone!! I'm afraid I'm addicted! Lol Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/31/2019 10:51 am Join the crowd. Report this Post to the Staff
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