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rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 4:58 pm Is this post mint damage? This kind of stuff confuses me. The light is from the left in the first pic. From the right in this photo. Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 5:01 pm Looks like it to me. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 6:23 pm If it was post mint damage wouldn't it have caused damage to the four? The area to the west of the 4 is raised and runs north and south. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 6:34 pm Yea, I see what you mean now. . Let some others see what they think. I'm not sure on this one. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 7:04 pm I'm not sure about that one. It's odd. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 11:11 pm It looks like an error. It could be a planchet error, such as an occluded gas bubble. If so, try pressing gently on it with the tip of a toothpick while observing it under a microscope. If it flexes, then that would indicate a gas bubble. It could also be an incipient lamination that hasn't split open. It could also be a die error, specifically a die dent. Hard to tell from here. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 11:56 pm I took a pic. of where the line exits north of the date to the "T" in trust. The edge shows signs of a lamination separation. I took mikediamond's recommendation with the toothpick and it did move. Being it's a 1974 it's no doubt a lamination error. At least that's what I think. Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 12/06/2008 10:04 am That is a extreme gas bubble I have several of them on cents. jazzcoins Joe Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/06/2008 5:12 pm rockdude, I don't think it's a gas bubble because it's a copper Lincoln,i think it's a planchet error,but lets wait for the pros. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/06/2008 7:33 pm I forgot to mention that when I pushed on the coin with a tooth pick it did not spring back. So now its not as defined as it was before. Report this Post to the Staff
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