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New Member
United States
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Hello all I am new to this forum and I thank you kindly for allowing me to be here. I am in need of some expertise to identify if this penny has an error or not. It is a 1972 Lincoln Memorial penny that I am told that what has happened is another penny when stamped stuck to the die and then struck on top of this penny. This resulted in a backwards spelled America starting at the L in Liberty and a partial E pluribus unum stamped in Abe's forehead. This information makes sense and I believe this is what has happened. Part I am not understanding is that I was further told that this being the case it's not an error. So if not an error then what category does it fall into? So any information to help me understand this is greatly appreciated thank you for letting me be here. I am looking forward to hearing everyone's input on this. Cheers  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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PMD, appears to be a vise job
Edited by lawest
12/13/2021 11:50 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3328 Posts |
 Unfortunately you were miss informed. This is what's called a video job, someone imprinted this design onto the coin after it left the mint so it's considered post mint damage( PMD). |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
12/13/2021 8:08 pm
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Moderator
United States
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So if not an error then what category does it fall into? Damage. It didn't happen at the mint, but rather by someone trying to create an oddity. Only worth face value. Added: and welcome to CCF! "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
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Valued Member
United States
354 Posts |
I agree with Lawest, vise job.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2957 Posts |
again, and  with all of the above, a vise job. If this were a genuine double strike, all the lettering would be raised, not incuse into the coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a VISE job, not a vise job.  Edited by Coinfrog
12/13/2021 8:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Could be an undercover vise job, but more realistically a VISE job, where two coins in some teenager's basement were squeezed thought trying to create a one-of-a-kind super rare error coin. The proof is the backward lettering. Sorry, this isn't a mint error, it's just post mint damage.  to the CCF!  |
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United States
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Moderator
United States
97162 Posts |
If it were a first strike brockage, the image would be incused and the lettering would be backwards, almost like the coin presented above, BUT, it would be centered and the obverse device would be absent. (no Lincoln bust and so forth.) Here is an example of a brockage: https://www.error-ref.com/first-strike-brockages/ |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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On the die, the devices are incuse and mirrored. When a coin is struck the devices are raised and normal. This transfer was from other coin. Thus they are mirrored and incuse. So this was not a die issue, but a transfer from another coin. PSD. Spender. |
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