1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Thickened "li" In Liberty Or Flattening?

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SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 3:47 pm I am quite rusty when it comes to CRHing, so this might be "normal" for this year, or it could be flattening, or it could be doubling. I doubt it's doubling but I want to make sure before I throw it out. I know that "IN GOD WE TRUST" is most likely flattening, but I want to make sure the "LI" in LIBERTY is as well. (Also there seems to be the start of a pre-cud on the reverse). Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 4:19 pm Exhalent photos. Obverse looks like circulation flattening and the crack on the reverse is common. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98052 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 5:31 pm I would also go with flattening of the devices as well. 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
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 5:39 pm How many megapixels is your microscope? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 7:19 pm Not seeing DD here. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 9:38 pm Thank you all very much, that's what I had assumed. Thank you for confirming it for me. CentSeeker, the microscope has 2.0 megapixels, and it has up to 250x magnification. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 10:50 pm Do you use alternate light source? It sounds very similar to mine yet my pics come out like cartoons. Figured so it must not be the microscope, it is me using it wrong. Any tips? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 11:01 pm Light source is produced by the microscope. It's strange but I have kept the same magnification/zoom level the exact same for the several years I've had it, and manually move it up and down on the stand. I change the focus whenever I move it as well. I don't know which one you're using but I recommend just tinkering around with the settings. This is it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQH...83D_afap_abs Besides some glare problems on some coins such as shield cents, it gets the job done. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/05/2022 11:36 pm Thanks for the tips! That's the one! Must be the glare like you mentioned. And I cannot keep bending it up and down cuz it comes off the board, so I wet the suction cup down to stay there, then put things under the coin and push the coin up to it instead, then just refocus. If the coin is too far back away from the lens, I cannot get the details. If I get too close, it all goes silver and devices get mirror-like. When it is about where your pics were taken, the entire pic goes orange. I will keep playing with it like you suggested, thank you. PS: I saw you are doing some cents form the 80s. I am looking at my 80s decade too. There are Soooooo many variety listings for 1989. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/06/2022 1:52 pm Or it could be a slight Grease Fill on those devices. But noting the same thing on the date, it looks like the coin took a hit by something. Report this Post to the Staff
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1984 LMC Thickened "Li" In Liberty Or Flattening?