1968 Lincoln-Coin Shaped Like A Wedge, Plating Coming Off? Huh?

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Mikegenius New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 11:02 am Obverse stamped hard, noticable by eye, reverse messed up, shaped like a wedge, one side twice as fat as normal,the 8 looked re-stamped, and weirdest thing, it looks like plating is coming off, and cracked....it shouldn't be played. Huh? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 11:06 am Looks like damage to the coin on the Memorial. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19163 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 11:17 am Until 1982 (1982 being a plating/no plating transition year), Lincoln cents were not plated. Coin appears to be somewhat lightly circulated, with the usual array of hits/dings/scratches--complete with some environmental staining/corrosion. Planchet may have been a bit thicker on one end vs. the other--not that uncommon. The 'crack' below 6 in the date may be a localized, minor lamination issue--not a plating matter. Edited by ijn1944 02/09/2021 11:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mikegenius New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 11:55 am The pics don't do it justice...wedge is steep, Lincoln's head raised way up, rev. Has a swirl in memorial, pics were rushed, they don't do it justice....if I peel a bit of plating up, and it's a wrong planchet, will it hurt value? Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 6:16 pm It did not leave the mint looking this way, so it's considered just post mint damage ( PMD) I'm afraid. Keep searching! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 02/09/2021 6:54 pm Quote: shaped like a wedge, one side twice as fat as normal, It would have been nice if you would have posted pictures of your coins tapering edge (wedge) comparing it to a normal coin's edge side by side. Your last picture really doesn't show anything relating to that. If it was a tapered planchet that was struck by the dies then it very well did leave the mint like that. The rest of what you asked about is just PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 02/12/2021 5:46 pm to the CCF! Are you referring to the thickness of the coin or the thickness of the rim? If it's the rim, the coin does look slightly misaligned on the obverse. That with, a possible collar clash, makes the doubled rim line seen at K-2 to K-3. 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
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