1974 Aluminum Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC ....real Or Counterfeit? - Page 2

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halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1498 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 9:45 pm Agree with others that the reverse looks just too suspicious. The base of the Lincoln Memorial does not follow a straight line. Also agree that this type of cent in circulation would have been snagged and thus not have shown so much wear and tear. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 9:46 pm Mystery solved. I just Googled and here's a link. https://www.ecrater.com/p/35714185/...Cb_oQAvD_BwE And a few other oddities there as well. Edited by macmercury 02/22/2021 9:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 9:49 pm Seems like the coin has a lot of die scratches that they copied from. But note the real deal would be VEDS. (Very-Early-Die-State) Meaning a fresh die. They only struck a few of these with these dies, so the look of the die crack on the right base on the OP's coin, seems to be out of the die state range to me. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 10:24 pm Thanks to macmercury, we have the link. Pictures identical, no need for further investigation. Nominated as a *'souvenir'*, the marketing suggests Chinese manufacture to my way of thinking, so as to avoid being an illegal sale. Report this Post to the Staff
coolcoincollecti New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/23/2021 12:02 am Thank you for all your input and insight! Report this Post to the Staff
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1974 Aluminum LMC....real Or Counterfeit?