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I wouldn't ordinarily post something as minor as this RPM, which I always thought was just a tiny flicky-do at the top and bottom of the curve of the D. But I just found a couple late die stage (VarietyVista stage C) examples in a roll, and when you get the lighting right there's a lot more of the secondary D visible than I previously thought. Still pretty soft, but certainly a much more interesting RPM in the LDS. 1958-D/D Lincoln Wheat cent - RPM-002 Stage-C (LDS)    |
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 Really nice example. |
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Yes it looks like having the light source hit the coin surface obliquely brings out the RPM quite nicely. Is that what you did, or am I misinterpreting the shadows?
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Yes, with the straight light from the scope you couldn't see the majority of the secondary mint mark. I could see it with my loupe, though, so with the scope I lowered the light angle and put on a strong white filter to show the surface texture better and the D showed up fairly well.
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Nice. Make sure to take care of that spot under the 9. John1  |
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nice! |
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That's very clear, well done!
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Edited by coop
09/02/2021 09:44 am
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I seeing a similar die scratch off the "N" in Cent. Is that not a marker? Don't doubt it at all, just curious, and great find TB.
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That secondary MM is nice when the lighting is just right. Congrats.
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I called this stage-C but Coop is going with stage-B so I went back and pulled it. Lots moving through here right now so it wasn't exactly on the top of the pile. Since I posted that coin, these are the ones I've put in slips (and that's a different 1941 DDO-003 than the one I posted). Anyway, I stand by my stage-C as the die scratch by the N is only visible as a mere idea of a scratch, the scratch by the A is visible into LDS so not key here, and on this coin the die crack system noted in stage-C is very well developed showing the whole network of cracks.  |
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Great close-up shot, shows rpm nicely... |
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