1943-P Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC , I Need Help Indentifying This Error

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Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 5:20 pm I am not sure what exactly this coin has going on. If you look at @6:30 on the reverse by the rim (next to the bottom end of the left wheat stalk), I swear I see an incuse "R". Are my eyes deceiving me or does anyone else see it too? Maybe it's just my eyes playing tricks but it looks like an incuse version of the "R" in "PURIBUS". Maybe it's just debris that looks like an "R". Has anyone seen this before? Any help would be appreciated, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 5:48 pm My first thought was a possible dropped letter but I'm not a expert. It's probably a Pareidolia. Edited by USSID18 07/22/2020 5:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 8:21 pm Wait for Coop to chime in - I was also thinking a dropped letter. http://www.error-ref.com/struck-thr...ped_filling/ Your 2nd pic shows the shapes of the legs on the R to look like the R in PLURIBUS. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 07/22/2020 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 8:35 pm I'm also a bit unsure on this one. The phantom R is a bit bigger and thicker than the struck R in PLURIBUS. I didn't scale either one in the side-by-side comparison below: "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
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 8:52 pm Example of comparing letter size. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 9:33 pm I think it's a true dropped letter. Interesting coin! 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
Sir Derrin Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 9:41 pm I see a P not an R.... Very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 10:37 pm The R in TRUST is a pretty close match Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 01:37 am I think it could be a strikethrough, I think the shape is a coincidence. I don't think it is a dropped letter. Report this Post to the Staff
Daves Errors Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 01:50 am To me it looks like a Dropped FAKE. That R is way to big to be a dropped letter. Coin Doctor hard at work to make some money. But I am NOT always right. You will have to send it in to see if its the real deal on this one. Fingers crossed I Hope it is real. Edited by Daves Errors 07/23/2020 01:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 02:06 am I don't feel it's a dropped letter. Perhaps a clash encounter, either deliberate or accidental. Either way, not worth throwing a fuss over it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 10:56 am So I have been studying up on dropped letters (very interesting how it happens) and I'm wondering if the harder steel (as opposed to copper/gold/clad) coin would affect how the imprint looks. Also, if I were to decide to send it in to see either way, which TPG would you recommended for this? Thanks for your help and opinions. Report this Post to the Staff
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 11:02 am ANACS. No sense losing a lot of money if it's not legit. Report this Post to the Staff
Daves Errors Pillar of the Community United States 1566 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 12:18 pm You could be right about the steel cent being harder making it look a little different. Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 07/24/2020 4:38 pm Interesting form of strike through, I must say, that I wasn't aware of. So no matter which way, I'm glad I saw this post. Report this Post to the Staff
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1943-P LWC, I Need Help Indentifying This Error