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Hi guys, I have this 1952 S Lincoln Wheat penny and noticed on the Reverse that there is a large indent in the middle of the penny. Is this a Strike through error?   |
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Hello Rosalita. I am going to say this is a result of post mint damage. It looks like a small crater and the obverse of Lincoln's head looks to be bulged out slightly due to the hit from the reverse which would put the bulge on his head in the appropriate position. In addition, it appears that there is a 'splashing' out of displaced material around the dent on the reverse which IMHO would not be indicative of a strike through. Just my take on this one.
Edited by Bumpkin
09/10/2021 12:25 pm
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Also, take a good close look at the Mint Mark on your coin. There were quite a few RPM's for this year and date. Not that it would bring a premium if you have an RPM due to the PMD on the back (if I am correct in my evaluation) but I think all RPM's are pretty cool and would be a neat find if you happened to have one. From your pic of the obverse, best I can tell being that it is not a close-up pic, it looks like there may be something going on in the lower loop of the S mint mark. Just FYI. |
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I personally think this is a struck through error. Looks good to me.
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It's a strike through. No damage at all to the head.
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Looks like a nice strike through to me as well. PMD that large would cause a bump on the obverse side where the object impacted. |
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I don't agree on the struck through. The edges are not definitive and it shows metal moving in one direction. I'm no expert but please convince me of your view.
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Edited by coop
09/10/2021 7:19 pm
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Strikethrough. Good find!
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I'd be interested to know the weight of this piece. Can you please add that to this thread @rosa? Thx.
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Rosalita, I'm in the PSD, damage camp. I think Bumpkin laid it out well and this is nothing more than someone messing with a cent. There is too much material spread out, all around the area in question, not like a clean, defined, struckthrough. My first thought was a wood burning tool or soldering iron but most don't get hot enough to melt copper. We could guess forever about how but I do think it was a combo of heat and force. The red arrow is pointed at the force and all the yellow ones at the displacement from heat and force. Just my take on it.  -makecents-
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Thank you -makecents- regarding your comment and your nice close-up pic and description with the arrows to describe what I am talking about. It appears a lot of folks have jumped on the "strike through" wagon and I am not sure why. With all due respect, for those of you that think this is a strike through, what exactly would this Cent have been 'struck through'? A strike through does not exhibit such exorbitant displacement of metal in the fashion that the op's coin shows here. Thank you in advance for any explanations or replies.
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Here is the area of the obverse outward 'bulge' which is very apparent. You can compare the op's coin with that of any normal Lincoln Cent profile and see that there is very noticeable distention on the side of Linc's head (in the op's pic).  My best guess is that this Linc got pelted with a Red Ryder Daisy BB gun on the reverse.....  Edited by Bumpkin
09/11/2021 03:02 am
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The weight of this penny is 3.11 grams. Here is another photo of the side view of the obverse of the penny. Lincoln's head looks quite normal to me with no outward bulge.  |
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