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Boozer73 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/29/2021 10:40 pm I came across this last night. Lincoln is missing the bridge of his nose. Anything special? Report this Post to the Staff

kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 06/29/2021 11:45 pm I'm not sure if anybody can help without a full image of the coin, and pictures of a computer monitor are less than ideal. Grease-filled die, over-polished die, severely corroded coin are all possibilities, plus probably more. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 06/29/2021 11:57 pm Pictures of full obverse and reverse. Most likely not a major error or anything worth while. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Boozer73 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 12:39 am Here's full pictures. Can't see as much since those others were from the scope. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 06:49 am Maybe overly-aggressive die polishing at the mint? "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
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21635 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 07:04 am Nothing special. Just over polishing of the die. There are other weak spots as well. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19214 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 07:37 am Agree with the over polishing assessment. I believe a have two or three of these same '47 S cents in my stash somewhere--saved because of the over polishing issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 08:55 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97586 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 09:25 am with a bit too much polishing of the die. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 09:40 am I see suggestions of what happened to the die, but really was has the need to polishing this die that severely? That was because of feeder finder damage to the die. What does that mean? The feeder fingers are what remove the coin from the chamber area. If these fingers themselves get struck: Note the examples above. These enlarging of the fingers from the strike, are now forced into the normal sized openings on the machine. So it can be the dies/collar that can be damaged when these widened fingers are continuing to be used. With die damage, the machine is shut down, the dies are removed and notice damage on them. They are sent off to be polished. True clashes are also dealt with for damage on the dies. But the feeder finger issues can retire dies if the damage is too deep. Well, this die was polished and that area was affected by the loss of metal on that area of the die. Thus why they are just a die event. Die events shouldn't have much of a premium as they the rest of the life of that die, there will be thousands of these being struck. That is the reason why the die looks that way. CoopHome: What is Feeder Finger Damage? [Examples: Polishing: Pre polishings: Edited by coop 06/30/2021 09:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 10:13 am Strong enough overpolishing that I'd say worth tubing up if you keep these. I wouldn't devote a 2x2 to it personally, though. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 1:53 pm Zoom in with your phone's camera. You should be able to get in to 5 or 6X which would be fine. Please, no more monitor screen shots. They are useless to us. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6612 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 3:28 pm How about a good photo of the R in Trust Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 4:13 pm I would agree with overpolishing on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Boozer73 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 07/01/2021 12:46 am Here's a picture of the R Keith12. Report this Post to the Staff
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