1948-P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC With A Curious Error... What Is It?

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Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 6:52 pm When I first found this I immediately thought lamination peel. Upon further review it looks like maybe it's been struck-through. Maybe it's both? Then there's the die crack that nearly transects the rim from top to bottom... Well, I'm a bit bumfuzzled and would appreciate any opinions and expertise. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 7:32 pm Looks like a lamination. 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
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 7:37 pm Nice LAM! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 7:47 pm Very odd coin--I agree it looks like a huge lam. I agree it looks like a die crack. Why would the two exist in the same place on this coin? I'm interested to hear more opinions. "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
1962penny Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 7:56 pm definitely looks partly like lamination, but truthfully I do not know the full extent of what happened here Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 8:32 pm Remarkable lamination, congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3657 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 9:24 pm Would you be willing to post a pic of the reverse? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:29 pm Here you go... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74481 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 11:10 pm Awesome find! That's a good one! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3657 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 8:06 pm @Sudz, Thank you for the reverse pic. Fantastic lamination! To me, the weak "ERTY" of LIBERTY and the obliterated "D" of GOD, combined with the strong reverse strike, would suggest that the lamination peeled after the strike. I'll ask a rhetorical question I've asked for decades: how could an error that obvious roam the channels of commerce for so long without being noticed? (It's found a good home now, though!) Thanks for sharing this one. It's definitely an eye-catcher. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 8:12 pm Can someone more knowledgeable than me explain what gives this away as a lamination as opposed to a strike-through error? Report this Post to the Staff
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1948-P LWC With A Curious Error... What Is It?