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Something I just pulled out of a wheat bag. Yeah, big feast already done and just wallowing in a food coma looking at some Lincolns. Happy Thanksgiving!!! 1955-S Lincoln Wheat cent mint error - struck through   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would say grease + debris. Probably a hunk of stray somethingorother was stuck to the grease but probably never know for sure.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Turkey cartilage from a drumstick--all those years ago.
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Very nice! I would ask the weight but I'm guessing you've already weighed it up and it's normal, confirming the grease. Nice combo of strong strike throughs!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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I should have included that. It's 3.14g.
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Well I would have thought a lost deep lamination, but with a normal weight, it must be a hard glob of grease or debris created this divot during striking.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice struck through. Seems like the grease was on both dies. The incuse area on the reverse over the O (ONE) seems similarly shaped? And the missing letters of UNITED and AMERI opposite the weak profile details look like Struck Through Grease as well. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
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I was going to say Lam issues but the reverse shows grease issues all over the place.
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Pillar of the Community
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And the obverse shows grease issues all over the place. The coin is actually quite attractive in hand.
Thanks for the great comments!
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To me it looks more like something large struck through on the obverse that left a definite shape on the bust, that also affected the rim on the obverse. Looking at the opposite side the rim looks reduced. So it may have been a struck though grease issue and a struck through debris issue. Might want to call Mike in on this one. Maybe there maybe something were missing on this one?
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a combo error to me. Nice find TB.
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Very interesting Lincoln Wheat cent! Certainly one of "if that coin could talk." Nice find! |
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Die adjustment strike? That would explain the weakness on both sides. Plus the strike through.
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Nice find!  |
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Posted 11/25/2021 5:34 pm
