197x Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Shifted Capped Die Strike

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CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 03:51 am I recently sold a capped die strike that is en route to the buyer and just pulled this out of the stash of cents I've been going through! It's fun buying coins but hunting scores are more fun! If I had to guess I'd say this is a 1978 D but it's pretty fuzzing to say for sure. It looks like a distorted profile shifted to the east. "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

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 03:55 am Very nice. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 05:37 am That is quite a score to find in the wild. Well done! "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19130 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 07:19 am Nice example in nice shape. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 09:14 am Very nice eye appeal! Super find with this one. Report this Post to the Staff
DiscoLover82 Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 09:16 am That's goofy looking! Nice find. Probably didn't circulate too much because it was pretty quickly noticed as something unusual. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15398 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 10:50 am Very nice find. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 10:57 am Weight? If normal it is a struck through capped die that is deteriorating. If heavy it could be the cap on the coin. So weight would tell us a bit more. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 11:16 am Pretty nifty! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 12:33 pm Ha "fuzzing", I guess my typing was a little fuzzy last night. Thanks for the comments, this was a really fun find and I agree it has some great eye appeal. Coop- it weighs 3.05g "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/30/2022 12:35 pm Okay, so it is struck through a deteriorating die cap. If it were also the cap, the weight would be increased. Thanks for the update. Report this Post to the Staff
HoosierDaddy Pillar of the Community United States 1164 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 03:51 am wow Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 2:04 pm I see no compelling evidence that the cap shifted position before the strike that generated this coin. It lacks any trace of correctly-facing, incuse design elements. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
JTCC Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 2:35 pm Very nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 3:56 pm Thanks Mike, I see I misapplied a technical term here. I do see the difference from actual shifted cap strikes. What I was trying to describe was a flow of metal from west to east as a result of the cap being hammered and softened. Noticeable by a fairly visible LIBERTY and mostly unreadable date. "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
Dearborn Moderator United States 95204 Posts	Posted 12/01/2022 4:35 pm very cool find. 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
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197x LMC Shifted Capped Die Strike