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1954-S Lincoln Wheat Cent, Inverted "2" In "Trust" Obv.

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Hello, I was looking for RPM's in some rolls I had and I noticed this guy. It absolutely looks like an upside down 2 is in place of the S in TRUST. I went through 2 more rolls of 54-S and none look like this one. There is no blatant rim damage or anything to make me suspect it was PMD. Have a look...
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1954-S-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent,-Inverted-
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I do not see anything out of ordinary?
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If that feature was, indeed, a backwards inverted 2, there would be several hundred if not a few thousand examples minted. I suspect, given the pics posted, that were dealing with a mix of Die Deterioration and subtle post-strike damage. It could be that the die had become slightly damaged in the vicinity of the S. The word TRUST is showing evidence of die deterioration--just my opinion.
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Looks fine to me, welcome to the Community.
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A circulation hit or bag contact may have slightly flattened the center of the S.
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Just a slight hit on the top of the S, flattening out the upper curve a little. If it were an upside down 2, then it is also backwards too (mirrored - which it ain't BTW)
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Yeah I concur...the top of the "S" was flattened by some sort of hit.

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