1953-D Lincoln Cent - Struck Through Or Other Problem ?

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Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 7:04 pm Found this roll hunting today and I don't know exactly what this may be. Struck through debris? Planchet damage before the strike? What throws me off is if it was damage on the reverse then it should have pushed the metal UP on the obverse - But instead, on the obverse, Lincoln's head is actually sunken in like there wasn't enough metal during the strike to form it properly........ Report this Post to the Staff

MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 7:31 pm Interesting anomaly on both sides of the coin in the same location. The obv almost looks like a struck thru with some type of lamination looking thing/line. The rev looks like the coin took a major hit with some type of press or tool cutting into it. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 7:46 pm Agree, a major hit to the reverse from some foreign object(s), likely deliberate. Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 8:12 pm For a reverse hit like that shouldn't there be some evidence of it on the obverse? Like on counterstamped coins, there is a corresponding flat spot on the opposite side........ Report this Post to the Staff
MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 8:21 pm If I was a real numismatist, my crystal ball could probably tell you how it happened, where it happened and why it happened. I wanta be a numismatist when I grow up!! Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 8:28 pm Quote: my crystal ball could probably tell you how it happened, where it happened and why it happened. Couldn't your crystal balls just tell you the winning numbers for the lottery? Report this Post to the Staff
MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 8:33 pm Quote: Couldn't your crystal balls just tell you the winning numbers for the lottery? Not plural! Only one ball. Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 8:47 pm Quote: Only one ball. Ouch! EDIT: But I digress - Just damage it is then. Time to throw it in the Wheat cent jar! Edited by Rothery 01/02/2021 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34441 Posts	Posted 01/02/2021 9:13 pm Yes damage--my guess is that a round-headed screw with a flat-head slot in it was pressed into the rev, but who knows? "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
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7083 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 12:42 am and most likely done between June and August of 1955..... Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 09:31 am My guess is also PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 10:29 am Some sort of PMD...hammered-in slotted round top screw head? KK Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 1:56 pm Thanks for all your replies - appreciate them! Report this Post to the Staff
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