1973 Lincoln Cent Lettering On Reverse

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JJ44 New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 09:08 am what is going on with the Letters in "States"? Edited by JJ44 01/17/2023 10:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 10:01 am Looks like a slight grease-filled die issue. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 10:52 am Very common to see faint or missing letters in States and Of even the E in E Pluribus. There is no value in theses coins. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 12:40 pm Not an error. Either a Grease Filled Die issue and or a common weak area. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
JJ44 New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 2:23 pm The top of the letters are sharp like the rim of the coin. is that where the grease ended? very odd looking Edited by JJ44 01/17/2023 2:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 2:27 pm @JJ. Look as the grease was involved in combination with a old re-polish Die. This it is the reason you see as a line upper letters. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 3:41 pm Rim is scraped and damaged, indicating Top of letters on reverse was damaged as well. This is a case where having the whole coin 's photo would have been helpful, obverse too. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97580 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 3:47 pm The obverse device (Lincoln's bust) takes up a lot of metal to form during the strike. This leave not much metal left to fill in the devices on the reverse resulting in a weak strike in this area. 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 Edited by Dearborn 01/17/2023 7:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 6:45 pm to the CCF and a common weak spot on Lincolns. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19968 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 7:03 pm That's a common weak spot on Lincolns due to the amount of metal required to fill the shoulder/bust die area on the obverse. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 01/17/2023 7:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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