The Mint In San Francisco Got Lazy Towards The End Of Their Run 1954-S

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grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 12/19/2021 4:29 pm Maybe a little tired at the end of the day or new employee. Something made them polish the heck out of this Lincoln. I had never run across this in my infant collecting career. coin in hand looks worse than picture. Have any of you seen this before? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 12/19/2021 4:54 pm Well I dunno about lazy, but I happen to think that broken post in the number 9 is pretty cool. I also like the die polishing lines in front of Abe. Perhaps this was to smooth out a previous clash? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 12/19/2021 6:53 pm Quote: Well I dunno about lazy, but I happen to think that broken post in the number 9 is pretty cool. I also like the die polishing lines in front of Abe. Perhaps this was to smooth out a previous clash? Am I seeing things because iot looks like the northwest corner of the O is polished completely off. The bottom of p at top and top part of E in cent. Most of the A,M AND E in America. It seems the B in liberty is smoothed down. The skull looks less detailed to the naked eye. I guess the camera brought up more detail? The color is beautiful. It's the digital microscope that doesn't represent the color correctly. This is with all my pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 12/19/2021 7:44 pm Quote: the northwest corner of the O is polished completely off. Ok yes I see what you are describing. In these pics, there is a bit of glare there too. Maybe diffuse your light a bit? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 12/19/2021 8:41 pm On the reverse, I think that it is a weak strike, we see that quite often with the 'O' in ONE ans most of the metal goes to form the shoulder of Abe. Same can be said for the 'AME' of America to fill Lincoln's head. Those 2 areas take up a lot of metal to form due to the high relief of the die. (the shoulder and head are engraved a bit more deeply.) Here is an example just posted today: http://goccf.com/t/413224 However I'm not sure what the scrape mark is on the bottom of the reverse. The 'B' on the obverse looks flattened and fatter. Maybe due to a partially filled by grease? 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 Edited by Dearborn 12/19/2021 9:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
T_F_F Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 12/24/2021 7:32 pm An interesting coin, that's for sure. It is kind of hard to see how polished off the surfaces are from those pics. Report this Post to the Staff
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