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shuddle10 New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:20 pm Hello Everyone, Lincoln's neck has stripes, as well as the field leading up to IN. The coin has a lot of high points where bright copper / red show up and brown in other areas. Also, can someone explain why the tops of letters in IGWT often look smashed into the rim or in this case, the letters are expanded on the top of the letters? I see this a lot in my early 60's coins. Your knowledge is appreciated, thank you in advance! Shuddle10 Edited by shuddle10 10/03/2023 4:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:40 pm I believe that the "stripes" are part of a fingerprint. I often see coins with either a fingerprint that has darkened the coin with its stripes, or (less often) a fingerprint whose oils have protected the coin from elements, leaving the fingerprint brighter than the rest of the coin as it darkens over time. Report this Post to the Staff
CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:44 pm In my experience, Lincoln cents before 1969 often have the IGWT merged with the rim due to die wear, though in theory any year's cents could have this effect if the coin is worn enough to have the letters and rim appear to merge. Report this Post to the Staff
CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:45 pm The example you show appears to me to be die wear and not coin wear, however. The letters are too crisp in my opinion to be wear on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:49 pm As to the toning difference between light and dark — often it seems to me that a coin was laying against paper, cloth, or wood (like in a drawer) so that it darkened from the close proximity to the source of the darkening agent (whatever might have been in the material that darkened the coin). And areas with lots of small raised detail, like the word LIBERTY here, impeded airflow and didn't allow a lot of air/oxygen exchange or chemical vapors to circulate, which caused that protected area to not darken as much as the flatter, less-protected areas of the coin. Edited by CreativeName 10/03/2023 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 4:51 pm I'm not an expert. Just my opinion. Best of success to you with your coin hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95391 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 5:33 pm Could be weak fingerprint remains, But I also see a lamination that started behind the head. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 5:33 pm Fingerprint traces - good theory. Edited by Coinfrog 10/03/2023 5:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73900 Posts	Posted 10/03/2023 5:44 pm A possible fingerprint and Die Deterioration. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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