1942 P LWC Part 4 Maybe

The upper forehead looks like channeling. They used to outline the master hub back then with an engraving. Thus that is what your are seeing there. This is often seen on the earlier die states of a coin.


The above coin is a 1948.
The area on the eye is incuse, so that is coin contact from another coin. Thus it is damage, rather and a die issue. (Extra Eye lids would raised not incuse) Note the affected areas are showing striation lines, but the damage is not, so it is post strike damage to the coin.

CoopHome: What is metal striation?On the dies the edges of devices will show metal striation on die wear areas or on die movement during the strike.This will create fine lines on the coins when you look closer on the coins devices:



Often thought of seeing hub doubling on a die. But these are just the edge roughness rubbing on the coin during the strike. If you have a soft stick of butter, take a sharp knife with the sharp edge of the knife slightly touch the butter. When you move the knife, note the lines the edge of the knife leaves in the butter? That is showing what what view as sharp is actually rough when view closely. So using a microscope, we this roughness even struck on to the coins. If we see this, we are looking too hard to find something that is not a die variety. If it were a die variety, then it would be more obvious.

if you didn't notice, I'm guessing it's a die chip. L

I did. the only close one I could find looks wise, was CC- 1942P-1DO-010. But that one looks much larger to me