Trying To Gauge A Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC S Die Stage

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CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 05/30/2022 3:41 pm These pics are from a reverse die 1968 stage A. Not being terribly adept at determining die stages, I would like to know if it is possible to tell from these pics approximately where in stage A this die is. Early, middle, late? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 97083 Posts	Posted 05/30/2022 5:10 pm Well looking at the extreme radial flow lines on the field, I would say Mid to late die state. 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 8779 Posts	Posted 05/31/2022 7:43 pm I'm not that great at this either but would say EDS to EMDS. Nice pics! I think that the tight, even flow lines and very little die wear on the devices, show an early state. I'll bet this coin has a fantastic cartwheel. The flow lines are actually what give a coin the cartwheel. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/31/2022 8:37 pm It could be an early die or a die that was recently was polished before this coin was struck. The devices images are too close in to see if the devices shapes are altered by die wear. But my guess is that this coin was from a die that had just received a die polishing in probably the first time. Probably a die clash event happened and they clash marks were removed? Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8779 Posts	Posted 05/31/2022 8:44 pm coop, what leads you to believe it was recently polished? This is a major weak spot for me and would like to learn. It's right up there with coin grading, I'm just bad at it.... -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 05/31/2022 9:18 pm Thanks for the responses, it is difficult to get good pics of the coin with my USB microscope with LED lighting. And this site recently changed the program to downsize pics so let me try and figure this out so I can post full obverse and reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 05/31/2022 10:04 pm Hopefully these pics help. It is a 1968d DDR1 so some information is already known on the dies. http://www.varietyvista.com/01b%20L...8DDDR001.htm http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/dies...ie_state=mds Report this Post to the Staff
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