No Date Lincoln Cent (Zinc) Mint Error - Off Center Uniface

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 10/28/2022 11:59 pm This was in an error lot and hadn't really thought much about it other than a fairly well-smooshed off center. When there is already a planchet in the chamber when a coin is struck off center, you get a uniface strike and there is nowhere for all that metal to go but out, so they can get pretty fun-looking. But this one almost looks like it was struck off center and then off center again given how much is going on between the details and the unstruck portion of the planchet. However, the oddity that I can't explain is the crenulated edge along the entire struck portion. Just don't know how that happened. No date Lincoln Cent (zinc) mint error - off center uniface Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/29/2022 01:57 am This one really grabs my eye! I love the extended LIB LIBERTY which does make me wonder how many strikes we are seeing. I have a couple of dozen coins like this some have this same serrated edge. I've always thought it could be from contact with other coins as it proceeded down the line from the press to the bagging station. The edge can get razor thin where the planchet plays out and can becomes very fragile. It gets hammered by the other coins and gets folded and rough in the process, or so I believe. I've got to stop sitting on my hands and shoot some pictures of my error collection. I've got a new digital microscope that will make it much easier to research and identify details on the coins. Thanks for posting this one! I think your excellent photography has motivated me enough to get started! ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 10/29/2022 01:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/29/2022 06:00 am Very interesting. In looking at the rev, I wonder if there weren't three strikes. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/29/2022 07:49 am Got the uniface explanation. Very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 10/29/2022 11:28 pm Really appreciate the great comments! Wouldn't it be fun to actually be able to see a 3D rendering in motion of how something like this ended up as it is? Report this Post to the Staff
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