1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC With Missing Facial Features-Greaser Or Over Polished Die?

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mb560600 Valued Member United States 367 Posts	Posted 11/16/2021 12:29 pm Obviously the coin has seen a lot of circulation, but there are missing mouth and eye/nose features. What's going on here? Thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21879 Posts	Posted 11/16/2021 12:37 pm Overpolished Die. You can see it on the neck as well. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter4 Pillar of the Community United States 1086 Posts	Posted 11/16/2021 12:40 pm Nice find! I once found one that had extremely over-polished features, leaving Lincoln considerably skinnier. I wrote on the flip "skinny Lincoln". Report this Post to the Staff
mb560600 Valued Member United States 367 Posts	Posted 11/16/2021 1:18 pm Thanks for the help JimmyD and CoinHunter4. Over-polished die was my second guess. I'm putting it in my collection and trying to think of a good name for it...maybe "Toothless Lincoln"? Report this Post to the Staff
La_isla Valued Member 55 Posts	Posted 03/02/2022 3:19 pm 1981 Abe doesn't look well when compared to 1965 Abe. Looks like a skeleton. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/02/2022 6:54 pm The over polishing can get sever. Which recently I figure it was probably a polishing to remove Feeder Finger Damage from the die. (Walk ling enough in the same paths, you find the road sinking. Thus when a new thought comes forward, other things seem more clear) Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 106442 Posts	Posted 03/02/2022 6:55 pm nice example of die polishing for this cent. 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
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1981 LMC With Missing Facial Features-Greaser Or Over Polished Die?