1993 D Lincoln Cent With Unusual Date And Mint Mark "gouges".

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jfeed Pillar of the Community United States 1259 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 5:54 pm Stick with me on this one. I had read in an article that the 1993 D cent developed a weak 3. In going through a few castaways, I found this coin and it appears (in my opinion) to be an attempt by the mint to correct the situation. Note that the 93 as well as the D have chisel or file marks to raise the MM and number date. It doesn't look like zinc bleeds or rot because the plating is still there. The "grooves" from the tool used can be seen and I don't think the coin has been altered. Here again, I may be seeing things that are not there. Hope ya'll had a great day. Opinion ? Report this Post to the Staff

-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8728 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 8:31 pm To me, it looks like a combo of Die Deterioration and the beginning of plating issues. Sometimes the area sinks, before it expands, from zinc rot. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 8:36 pm agreed make, possible plating issues and definite DDD 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
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 9:03 pm Now that microscopes are inexpensive, there are a lot of people finding imperfections that have always been on coins. Although asking questions is always the best way to learn! Your time will be a lot better spent/profitable with the following plan of attack: If you want to catch a rainbow trout, you need to know what a rainbow trout is. The same with coins. Most odd looking things on coins are just post mint damage ( PMD) Save Yourself time, effort, and disappointment...don't learn the coin hobby backwards. Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage or useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, etc. Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 11/24/2022 9:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jfeed Pillar of the Community United States 1259 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 9:49 pm Thank you.. I got your message sharp and clear.. Sorry to have bothered you. DDD? Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8728 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 10:20 pm jfeed, not a bother, just pay attention to what you have been told and try to learn from it. Keep posting coins and questions but study, read other threads and just soak it in, it just takes time. the time it takes is different for everyone and coins may not end up being your thing but if it is, you have to put in the time. Time, experience, paying attention and listening, I cannot reiterate this enough, I learn something new almost everyday, and if I don't, it's my fault. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 10:48 pm Jfeed you do not bother no one. I tell you to read the posts and also between the words and the lines. Early still use the X10 because has better eye then me, Me I use X20 and the Micro only after for taking pictures. Make still learn every day but know alot and do not to trade his knowledge with me till I will past, and the will has also half of mine which are the coins. KEEP posting any coins you are not sure or rely confident what it is. More opinions, better vision of the facts. Report this Post to the Staff
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1993 D Lincoln Cent With Unusual Date And Mint Mark "Gouges".