1989 D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Abnormally Thick Devices On Reverse, Wwhr?

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SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 3:34 pm There are a few oddities going on with this cent. The first thing I noticed was that the collar was quite large, which I've seen before, but not so drastic. I was planning to save it because of just that oddity, even though it wasn't that special. But then I turned the coin to the reverse. It just popped out to me how thick the devices were. I've seen 1989 D cents and none of them were this drastic. After looking on Wexler's, I found that it could be possible that the cent simply had the WWHR-001, but I wanted to confirm that here. What do you guys think? Again, my assumption is that it is just the WWHR, but I just want to be sure. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21611 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 3:40 pm I see some DDD and Split plate Doubling, maybe this is what makes the lettering appear thicker. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 3:44 pm I noticed that as well, but I took that out of the equation. Perhaps it could also be slight Machine Doubling flowing downwards to the center of the coin as well. As you might notice, there are splits visible in the devices, especially in Ts of STATES. It was just slightly unusual to my eyes as I try to keep my microscope at a perfect level, and when I removed a Memorial cent and slid this coin underneath it, the devices looked significantly larger. Could also be slight die polishing causing the devices to "pop out" more. I just thought this might be an interesting piece to discuss Edited by SilverCents 06/23/2021 3:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 3:44 pm Yes split plate doubling is what jumped out at me. "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 8:16 pm I'd keep it as an educational piece to show to other new collectors you run into. Probably the Obverse is like that also. If so you have a great example of DDD. (If you don't save it, then this conversation will come back and haunt you. And you won't have to get in front of the machine: Edited by coop 06/23/2021 8:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 01:01 am Certainly Coop, I will indeed. It will give me a chance to educate new beginners as you suggested. Ha! I'd very much prefer not to have dealings with such a machine! Report this Post to the Staff
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1989 D LMC Abnormally Thick Devices On Reverse, Wwhr?