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This is kind of a fun one. As always, split planchets are a favorite of mine, and this one rises up due to an unexpected strike through. The coin itself is struck through a split planchet, and comes in at a whopping 1.78 grams. But it must have been a pretty heavy strike, as much of the shredded side's texture has been obliterated with just a shade of evidence on Lincoln's face and a couple other small areas. But just look at the cool shape of that retained struck through bit of debris! I called it the Superman S, but also can look like a lot of things, and honestly I think I see a mermaid. 1959 Lincoln Memorial cent mint error - struck through split planchet w/retained   |
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Very cool tropicalbats! I love it!
Errers and Varietys.
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Very nice.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Snake, mermaid, superman,sea servant what ever you see it looks cool.
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I'd say a Loch Ness on the shoulder. Fun coin!
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Neat! My initial thought was a "slug" strikethrough but I do like the other options.
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Why does the movie "Tremors" come to mind?  Nice looking error all the way around. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
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Thanks all! Hmmm, maybe it's mikev50's avatar...
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Beluga Whales were often mistaken for Mermaids back in 1800's   |
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nice find TB, but I think it is a SSSSSnake rising up to strike!!
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I may kick myself later from missing something obvious, but why, since this is a strike through, and the coin would have been sitting in the REV die at the time, is there a flattened area on the REV side that corresponds to the area on the front that is a strike though? Something like this indicates the coin was not sitting on a flat surface and not the REV die when the front pattern was made?
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Earle, The strike through is kind of secondary to the fact the coin is struck on [original wording here was "through" which is of course wrong] a split planchet and weighs only 1.78g. Of course there are weak spots.
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12/22/2023 5:31 pm
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Posted 12/22/2023 04:22 am
