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New Member
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Hello, I'm interested in knowing what kind of error exists on the obverse of this Lincoln Cent. There is the obvious upside down mirror image of the word 'Liberty'. In addition, it looks like to me as if there is an upside down image of the back of Lincoln's head and ear on his coat at the bottom of the coin. What is this kind of error called? How often does something like this occur? Thanks!     |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a vise job of some sort.  to the CCF! |
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Don't think it is a vise job, the liberty is upside down but not backwards. (it still reads left to right just inverted. Need a better image NOT a screen shot of this (with both 'liberties' in the frame please. Edited by Dearborn
08/07/2022 4:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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It's still backwards, look at the third pic, Dearborn.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is mirrored. Transferred from another coin, not from another die. If it were a die issue both sides,of the coin would be affected the same. Vise squeeze.
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What is this kind of error called? How often does something like this occur? This purposeful damage intended to deceive people by looking like an error. Seems like we see them all the time here on CCF—maybe daily? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't really tell with these pictures. Might be two coins glued together, this is what happens when you separate them. Soak in water to see if it's water soluble, if not soak in acetone.
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New Member
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I actually have another coin that is glued together with another coin and must have been glued together with a third coin because the remnants of that 3rd coin are on the remains of the glued coin. Is this something else that people do on purpose to make it look like an error?
Anyway, this is not what the 1985D looks like. The errors/damage or whatever on this coin are actually part of the penny itself.
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Bedrock of the Community
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In any event, not something produced at the mint. False error.
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Pillar of the Community
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In the second pic, of the new pics you uploaded, show the striations, cracked copper plating. This is due to the pressure that was applied in the vise/garage job.
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Ok, thank you everyone for the information!
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Posted 08/07/2022 3:59 pm
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