Just Curious What Causes This To Happen. (1987 D Penny)

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armywife111701 Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 8:43 pm I was just wondering how this happens. The lettering all seems thin and normal all the way around, until you get to LIBERTY, where the LIB is thin but the rest is thick. I know it's not a double die. But is this due to die polishing? Or something else. Report this Post to the Staff

mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2955 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 8:52 pm , you came to the right place! This looks like a good case of Die Deterioration which is quite typical of zinc Lincoln cents... Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 9:10 pm Yes looks to me like it was struck with a tired die. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21614 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 9:13 pm Notice the flow lines running towards the rim, a sign of Die Deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 9:14 pm https://www.error-ref.com/?s=Trail+dies Overpolished die. Trail dies on L & I of Liberty. Report this Post to the Staff
armywife111701 Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 9:38 pm Thank you all very much....and thanks for the reference. I read up on them, learned more than just in reference to this question. :) Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96457 Posts	Posted 10/21/2022 9:54 pm a tired die and the start of a Ridge Ring can cause all kinds of havoc on a cent. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/22/2022 09:01 am Mr. whatisit calls it! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/22/2022 11:42 am Looks like the Stage 3 DDD examples. Report this Post to the Staff
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