1935 Lincoln Cent With Unknown Error

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somenewbie New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 10:21 am Hello Coin Family, I have here a 1935 Lincoln Cent with what appears (so far) to be an unknown error in the date under the '5'. Hoping someone has seen this before, or a similar error, and can help explain just what the heck are we looking at here? Tried to get a few pics at different lighting angles, hope it helps. Appears to me to be a '5' on top of something else? A '0' or a '6'? Really makes no sense, so I hand it over to you Jedis. Report this Post to the Staff

ghousejr Valued Member United States 148 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 10:27 am I am only taking a guess but it looks like it may have taken a hit with some circulation flattening? Report this Post to the Staff
somenewbie New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 10:41 am ghousejr what about the circular hole under the 5? But yeah definitely some circulation flattening on this high mileage model. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 10:48 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 11:56 am Looks like circulation flattening or maybe Die Deterioration Doubling. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 12:14 pm What helps when diagnosing something like this is knowing the process dies go through to be made. How coin dies are made/used: https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06...oduce-coins/ It would be impossible for it to be over a 6 or a zero b/c the master hub and die for this year, used to make every die used to mint coins that year, did not have a 0 or a 6 on them that was covered by a 5. otherwise every single 1935 penny would have these exact markings. Thus, we are left with an impossible situation. So no matter what our eyes tell us, we have to conclude this is post mint damage (or Die Deterioration etc.) and Pareidolia. It also makes sense that with all the untold and infinite ways cons get struck in circulation, that there are going to be those, such as this one, where the coincidental damage is going to make us see a pattern. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 06/04/2024 12:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 12:48 pm circulation flattening and maybe a hit. 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
AtlanticBo New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 06/11/2024 3:30 pm Earle42 thank you for the link, very educational Report this Post to the Staff
somenewbie New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 07/22/2024 12:41 pm Yes, thank you for the link. As said, very educational. Informative. Report this Post to the Staff
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