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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Super coin—very dramatic!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yes, a greasy ghost makes sense. I'll have to ponder that when I get home as I've not seen one so deep and complete.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Haven't come across this before either. Cool.
A solidified grease plug certainly seems like the most plausible explanation.
It seems that if a very very late stage brockage (that only plugged up the bust) fell out, it would leave a different texture around the anomaly.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One weird thing about it is the front of Abe's jacket is missing on the reverse. I'm thinking the foreign matter didn't have time to completely fill in the jacket before it fell out, seeing that that part of the jacket isn't as deep into the die.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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For me it is an PIDT trough a grease. John and Dear was correct. It is extreme Yes
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Flipped the other way for fun. Never heard of a Greasy Ghost before.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6108 Posts |
Well I have been pondering it. Greasy ghost seems to make the most sense, but not completely. For this much grease to have migrated to the center, typically a fair bit of other aspects of the reverse would show grease strike as well. Here, other than the central Lincoln, nothing else seems to have any grease effect at all.
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Moderator
United States
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Has Mike been asked to have a look at this yet? I'm curious as to what he would have to say. (I still think PIDT though - maybe with a bit of grease)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, an exceptionally nice example of a "greasy ghost".
Error coin writer and researcher.
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United States
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Thanks Mike, just learned something new.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tropicalbats, here's what a cent struck through (or brockaged by) a largely complete dropped filling looks like. I know of just one other example.  Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
01/04/2024 11:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Aw geez Mike, now I have another thing to hunt for. That is a really amazing coin. Thanks for the clarification!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice call, CoinHI.
-makecents-
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow. An amazing example Mike. Now I have a question about the coins struck directly before Mikes 1993 Memorial cent example. With that grease filling all of the dies devices, could a previously struck coin resemble a late brockage or would it be more of a uniface? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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