1964-D Lincoln Memorial Cent Questions

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dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 03/08/2009 4:15 pm the two scanned images are of a 64D Lincoln, found in a roll of cents. a couple of questions. 1) the coin appears to have two different surface textures. some of it smooth, but most of it seems "dimpled". is this damage, wear or part of the coin strike? 2) there seems to be a "grain". however not like the wood grain I have seen discussed. again is this wear, cleaning, or part of the coin strike? 3) there is a grain on the reverse, about 180 degrees opposite the obverse. Also, there is a "crater", or divot below the "c" in cent. again, is this wear, damage, or part of the coin strike? opinions and comments are appreciated. thanks Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 03/08/2009 4:17 pm My guess would be exposure to chemical(s). swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 03/09/2009 12:01 am PMD - Post Mint Damage Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 03/09/2009 08:24 am Not sure this is PMD or chemical exposure. I've seen several of these coins with the striations showing and believe this was caused by either lightly greased dies or just not enough striking pressure to smooth out the striations in the planchet. If this can be moved to the varity section for more opinions. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/09/2009 11:52 am This is one of two different things, and I cannot tell which one from the quality of the images. It's either an improper alloy mixture that caused the streaking (common on earlier wheats, somewhat less common on later coins), or it's damage from a rubber wheel in a counting and sorting machine. Since I don't see any of the black skid marks common tot he latter, I would go with the former and say it's probably a metal mixture issue. They can go for up to $5 or so to the right buyer, but to most people the streaks don't affect the value of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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