1953 D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC With D In Lapel?

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shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:19 pm http://www.varietyvista.com/02a%20L...3DRPM028.htm 1953-D RPM-028 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:26 pm Mint worker sneezed... Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:36 pm Wow, that is a super find @shan! Well done. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:39 pm Indeed, good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:41 pm Very nice find. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96935 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 3:41 pm good eye indeed! Very nice coin. 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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 08:21 am Very nice example and a very nice coin, congrats! -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7514 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 10:31 am Excellent find. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 12:04 pm Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 12:05 pm Amazing find! I've been after this one for a while now and haven't been successful. It's a tough variety and your example is a nice one too! Congrats! -Ch27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
EScottCoins Valued Member 97 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 12:21 pm Get ready.... Assuming this specimen exhibits the other diagnostic markers of RPM#28 (and it appears the diagnostic die scratch from the tail of the 5 is present) I believe this specimen proves that the alleged misplaced mint mark at the edge of and into the lapel is not the result of a misplaced mint mark and is misdiagnosed as such. It's mechanically impossible to punch any character (with a rigid punch) across the edge of any device and field and have the result be consistent in width across the field, on the edge of the transition of the field and device (root of the transition on the coin) and into the device. Simply can't be done. Further if the punch were level to the field when struck, and struck hard enough to transfer the impression all the way into the device the result of the punch in the field would be exponentially deeper and fatter and would taper down as it enters the device. Lastly, in the image provided, it appears that if anything the anomaly in the highest part of the effected devise is slightly wider than it is in the field. If this is in fact the case on the coin it further supports the impossibility of having been created by a rigid punch. Even if the die had been polished so aggressively at some point in time as to minimize the re-punching result in the field the transition to the device would be heavily tapered. I lean towards this being the result of something (a piece of wire maybe) being struck at some point and scarring the die. Beyond being a great find I feel this specimen is a very important and educational find. Kudos to you Shawn!!! Report this Post to the Staff
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1953 D LWC With D In Lapel?