2003 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC -What Happened ?-No Collar?-Split Planchet ?

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numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 5:36 pm Just found this one. Wow! What happened ? Report this Post to the Staff

TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 5:37 pm misaligned die, plus apparently a railroad rim. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 5:57 pm I'll wait for the experts to chime in. But just for fun, I'll guess. Since the LMC is off-center is on both sides, I'll suspect an off-center strike and possibly a problem with the collar, partial broadstrike? Admittedly, I don't understand striking errors too well. Edited by DVCollector 04/22/2009 5:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 6:15 pm Split planchet No. I'm going with a partial collar Broadstruck coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 6:33 pm Off center partial collar. I found one of these lately, but not off center. Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 6:51 pm OK, I missed that one. I didn't look at all the photo's close enough. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 7:59 pm Broadstruck means there was no collar. When that happens it looks like this: Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 10:03 pm In the first photo I thought that's what I was looking at. Of course I should have looked closer at the rest of the photo's. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 04/22/2009 10:44 pm Thanks to all for the IDs. I think it's a keeper. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 01:29 am yep, partial collar struck off-center. Report this Post to the Staff
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2003 LMC-What Happened ?-No Collar?-Split Planchet ?