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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Neat little coin minted on a bad planchet. 1956 Lincoln Wheat cent mint error - defective/incomplete planchet 2.78g   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Awesome coin! I would've thrown it back as damage if I found that, I've got some serious learning to do.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks more like a struck through debris. (Like heavy string or even yarn?) If it is a struck through debris, the weight would be normal. It is is an incomplete planchet, the weight should be under. Or a combination of both and be under weight.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would have guessed it weighed alot less, nice.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6108 Posts |
I thought it would weigh less as well, but it does have that higher pitched ring to it and so I weighed it three times to be sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5887 Posts |
That's an incredible piece. Super neat and appealing to the eye. Very well done!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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tropicalbats you said you weighed it three times, but didn't tell us your findings... so I'm guessing it did weigh what it should, and coop is right, it's struck through debris? Either way, a super neat coin to find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6108 Posts |
It's in the coin description line above the images - 2.78g
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting coin and great images and assessment.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not struck through. the obv would be fully struck in that case, not with the weakness seen in those areas. My first guess was damage, but I would think that damage that bad would have caused distortion on the obv, flatting opposite the deepest areas on the reverse, But instead those areas show weakness as if they never struck up completely. So I would have to agree defective planchet pre strike.
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