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1995 LMC Errors Obverse & Reverse! What Is This?

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 Posted 07/24/2020  10:37 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Rosalita to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi guys,

Can someone help me determine if these lines on the obverse and reverse of the penny are die cracks? I see 2 normal looking die cracks off the rim at approximately 3 and 9 o'clock on the reverse off the rim but the 2 parallel lines below I am not sure what they are?

Also, what are the tiny bubbles on Lincoln's jacket on the obverse of this coin?


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 Posted 07/24/2020  10:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinTheTerm to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like struck through debris, any way that you can get a closer shot of the area?

The bubbles are just a plating issue
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Obverse has a spike head as well.

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excellent find. I see four cracks on the reverse and one on the obverse.
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I'd tube it if I were you.
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Very nice example of die issues. Cracks abound!
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Your coin does have a Spike Head and isn't listed. Can you tell about the cracks on reverse if either one or both connect to the one running to rim through R-AMERICA?
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 Posted 07/25/2020  12:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rosalita to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Rob,

Thanks for your response. After closer examination I see that the die crack running from Rim thru 'R' on the Reverse is not connected to either of the parallel lines running from Columns 8 or 9. (See photo)

Here are a few more close up photo's of the Reverse and the parallel lines running from Columns 8 and 9 which show that the lines are raised. What kind of error could this be?



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They all look like die cracks. The most common spots to find cracks on LMC's are Abes head and the four corners of the memorial. Seeing as how they generally start to happen when the die used to make that particular coin is nearing the end of its life and the wear and tear of making thousands of coins starts taking its toll and weakens the die. The die starts to crack and so when it strikes the blank coin, metal is forced into those cracks and takes their shape, which is why the lines are raised. The bigger the crack and the more cracks there are usually means the rarer the coin because at a certain point it's either going to be caught at the mint or much more likely the die will just shatter and fail completely. They end up resulting in some.pretty cool coins. They can carry a premium too, especially if you can find them as close as possible to the point of failure. I'm guessing that's what yours is and if so, it's one of the more advanced examples I've seen in a penny from the 90's or later, here on the forum. Nice find.
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