1972 Lincoln Memorial Cent Mint Error - Thin Defective Planchet 2.47g

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 11/17/2022 11:27 pm Not entirely sure how to label this one. It is struck on a thin planchet coming in at 2.47g and pretty uniformly thin. But it has this diagonal stripe of what appears to be bad alloy coming through it and on the reverse it is missing a lot of material along this strip. So close to a cracked planchet, but the obverse doesn't show a crack. Neat error coin and has pretty toning in hand. 1972 Lincoln Memorial cent mint error - thin/defective planchet 2.47g Report this Post to the Staff

Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5772 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 01:16 am I like the detail inside the canyon on your closeup. Interesting how the discoloration follows the recess. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 02:28 am Great looking coin and error. I don't see a lot of strike weakness so the missing weight is mostly from the reverse trench? The south ridge of the trench has a pattern of some sort. Some kind of partial cut marks of the metal stock? "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 02:39 am Nope, most of the weight loss is due to a thin planchet, not the trench. The coin is very thin overall, easily noticeable by eye with even a quick glance at the edge, and makes a high-pitched tinging sound when dropped lightly on the desktop. The pattern-like bit in the trench baffled me so I didn't mention it. At first I thought it was some kind of rotated columns but quickly realized that sounded ridiculous. Still no clue what's up with that but my best guess it is the metal's cross grain. Report this Post to the Staff
I6609 Pillar of the Community United States 1231 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 04:28 am Not sure how you do it ( tropicalbatts ) but you find a lot of really cool stuff and it just keeps coming don't stop . Looking forward to the next one Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 08:37 am Very interesting description, bats. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 09:48 am Interesting example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2521 Posts	Posted 11/18/2022 3:11 pm I really like that tone. Very nice, great find. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
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