1985 Lincoln Cent Possible Error? (Heads Up Not The Sexiest Penny!)

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Oheyitsmikeb New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 08:53 am Report this Post to the Staff

Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 09:02 am Looks like a Ridge Ring, it's caused my the deterioration of the die. Report this Post to the Staff
Oheyitsmikeb New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 09:04 am And that would cause the letters to be over top of the edge like that? I've seen the extra ring like that before but never the words set on top like they are Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 09:07 am The more the die deteriorates the farther the Ridge Ring expands. I have seen a few examples where the ring goes right through the legand. Report this Post to the Staff
Oheyitsmikeb New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 09:09 am I see. so I guess my next question would be is there any value or desire for it or just junk ? Report this Post to the Staff
Wrekkdd Pillar of the Community Canada 3328 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 09:13 am I kept my most extreme Die Deterioration examples as educational pieces. There isn't usually any sort of premium for Die Deterioration. You can wait for a second opinion but my guess is a Ridge Ring Report this Post to the Staff
wheatman77 Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 12:05 pm no collectors for this, worth one cent Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 12/26/2021 1:28 pm Welcome to CCF. Keep searching and posting, and you will find more interesting coins like this one. I'd hang on to an example that extreme. Report this Post to the Staff
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