Funky Looking Die Chip/Crack 1988 BU Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 9:10 pm About 15 BU 1988 cents were in a customer wrapped roll, this is one of them: Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 10:53 pm Nice die crack! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 10:59 pm This one I would check with a magnet? Why? Note how the design is so changed on the right cross bar. If a piece broke off of the die and embedded into the coin, that would be a way to check it without ruining the coin. If there is a piece of steel in that area, it would stick to a magnet. (Also the weight would be a bit higher as well) Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 11:08 pm Thanks Merclover! Interesting, thank you Coop. I will have to get a magnet from Walmart whenever I go there and then proceed to test this coin. I will update everyone whenever I have tested it. Edited by SilverCents 07/06/2020 11:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 11:12 pm Even a plastic magnet will work. It will identify if steel is present or not. Just never seen anything like that on coin before. Update us as I will need more information when I add it to my educational files. (Almost at 11,000 images and still adding images daily) Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 11:18 pm Just tested it with a refrigerator magnet, no result. I presume that means there is no steel in it then. Sounds good! Glad to be able to contribute to your files. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/06/2020 11:47 pm Quote: Just tested it with a refrigerator magnet This what I was going to suggest. Newer Canadian cents can be magnetic/non magnetic, so a magnet is always handy for determining between the two. I recently was given a 3 inch refrigerator magnet and I took it and cut it into one inch pieces and then stacked them (which once stacked creates a single, stronger magnet). Just fyi. Easy & handy (&cheap) to have for numismatics use. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 07/07/2020 12:08 am Thanks for the tip! I'll remember that! Report this Post to the Staff
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Funky Looking Die Chip/Crack 1988 BU LMC