Struck Through Late Stage Die Cap? Or Just Post Mint Damage?

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Skeletonwizard8 Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 09:32 am Hello everyone, I found this cent at work and thought it was a little odd. One side is so worn that only the outline of Lincoln is visible, and the backside is pretty sharp. Is this an error, or did one side get more worn than the other somehow? Thanks! The coin weighs 3.01 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2955 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 11:41 am I will go ahead and say this is an error of a possible split planchet, pre 1982 cent. At least I am not calling this post mint damage . I am sure others might add something here. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 11:51 am Well, big congrats on your amazing find, it looks like a struck thru capped die ( it is not a split planchet considering the weight is correct) and carry's a nice premium, it is not an every day find.Put in in a 2x2 Edited by Chase007 01/13/2022 11:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
Skeletonwizard8 Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:01 pm Awesome! Just found it in my register, took it for FV. Glad I did! Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:05 pm Excellent find, I also vote capped die! Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5673 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:07 pm Nice struck through capped die. Pretty good find in circulation! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:34 pm Seems to have a pattern? Struck through some type of clothe? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:45 pm I was thinking the same as John1, that maybe its struck through cloth? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 12:45 pm I'll vote for struck through something (cloth or what ever) the coin still has its proto rim and was not fully formed during the strike. So, I'll say Mint Employee generated error. 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
Skeletonwizard8 Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 1:10 pm Maybe they accidentally struck it with a cloth cover on one of the dies? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 1:18 pm Cloth has a lot stronger pattern: Also the rim is stronger on the Struck through cloth: I feel this is a struck though a late stage die cap. Not a die cap as it would be distorted into a different shape: Struck through a capped die. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 1:28 pm Coop, How do you account for the pattern look? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 4:49 pm Nice find! Looks struck through to me also. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 5:27 pm If this it is the really color of the coin, I will say tinny planchet -0.1 grams less and improper mix of alloy, given more bronze color. Then I will say struck through a late caped die. The patterns I see are symmetric and due to the well know that in the mint they use cotton cheese tissue for clean the dies will be not a surprise for me to add also this hypotheses. About the color to be clear for all's. In that time the alloy was 95% CU and 5% zinc and tin. Improper mix planchets give bronze if more tin was present instead of the cooper alloy derivate. This happened more on the begin of the roll. Edited by silviosi 01/13/2022 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 5:42 pm Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
gsp193 Pillar of the Community United States 975 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 6:04 pm Thats awesome! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
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