1926 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Wavy - PMD Or Pidt ?

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ShineOn Valued Member United States 84 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 7:38 pm Another from my Dad's hoard. LWC 1926, I'd say about a VF20. Rev shows a wavy effect with some features either light or missing (worn off?) I suspect PMD but I've read something about post-strike mint damage kinda like this... It also could be what some folks refer to as die clash with LWC (I think maybe just die wear...) where a ghost-image of the obverse shows on the reverse? I overlaid a reverse outline of the Lincoln bust on the last rev image, and the corresponding outline of the wheat stalks on the last obv image... is that just coincidence then? Edited by ShineOn 01/05/2020 3:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 8:45 pm Pics too blurry and over-exposed. Give it another go. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 01/04/2020 8:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 9:01 pm ~~Looks more like circulation damage and coin contact damage. No listings except for doubled eyelids on all three sites.~~ Progressive indirect design transfer. (Better image now) Edited by coop 01/05/2020 3:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ShineOn Valued Member United States 84 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 9:21 pm New images uploaded. Sorry... I believe the correct term is not "die clash" but Progressive Image Die Transfer as defined on error ref: When the hammer die (obverse die) strikes the planchet, the force of the strike is transferred into and through the planchet and onto the opposing die (reverse or anvil die). Since the dies are slightly convex, the strongest force felt on the planchet is in the center of that planchet. However, in the case of the Lincoln Cent, the center of the obverse die is incuse, so the area on the obverse die that experiences the first and strongest force is the field area immediately adjacent to Lincoln's bust. Each strike transmits part of the force onto the opposing die. The area that transfers the most force onto the reverse die is the outline of Lincoln's bust. This transferred force produces uneven metal flow in the reverse die, gradually creating a "ghost" image of Lincoln. Edited by ShineOn 01/05/2020 3:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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1926 LWC Wavy - PMD Or Pidt ?