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New Member
Switzerland
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Hello! I have this one cent 1988 D coin which has a bit from the top letters faded away. Never seen this before. I would guess it is post mint damage, but since I am not sure, I thought it is better to ask about it. Any opinions are welcome. Thank you!   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@blv, as the bottom of the letters in STATES corresponds to the the part of Abe's bust on the obv, this area is often weakly struck. It seems that there just isn't enough metal to completely fill in the details on both sides. That said, there could be some circulation flattening too.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree with Spence. It's more common than one might think with memorial cents.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Normal. If the planchet is a little underweight, the obverse shoulder takes so much metal to fill it doesn't leave enough for the letters to fill in on the reverse. Darn I need to type faster.  Edited by Cujohn
03/13/2021 5:00 pm
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New Member
 Switzerland
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Thank you all for the quick responses. It is clear now.
I love this form, you guys always help me understand things that I don't know. I hope one day I will be able to help others in the same way.
Does this impact the value of a coin (decrease, increase) or not at all?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It would probably decrease value if you wanted a perfect coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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In this case, I don't think the value is affected at all. For a high grade coin, it would probably decrease value and be considered a "weak strike."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Note the horizontal lines on that area? That tells me this was a Grease Filled Die issue. The flow lines were not erased from the strike because of the grease. There can be two issue on this happening and that was the event that cause that issue on your coin. No premium for this though. This is the second issue that happens on this area. (not like your coin, not grease)  This explains what happened on strike like this that the closer outlines of the devices. |
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Posted 03/13/2021 4:54 pm
