1918 Lincoln Wheat Cent? Die Clash?

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aboarman Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 03:44 am I've never seen anything quite like this. I can kind of make out Lincoln's profile in the field where it should say "ONE CENT" Any ideas? Thanks! Adam Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 05:36 am It's not a clashed die. The most plausible explanation for "ONE CENT" disappearing completely, and none of the other letters being affected at all, is deliberate post-mint defacement - someone's applied a dremel or otherwise buffed away the words ONE CENT. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 06:42 am That is unusual, but I agree with @sap that it is most likely just purposeful removal of some design elements. Is it underweight? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19133 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 07:38 am Interesting, yes. Agree with all above. Report this Post to the Staff
aboarman Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 08:42 am Good answers. I agree with your assessment. Great suggestion to weigh it - came in at 3.0 g, which pretty much confirms the purposeful obliteration hypothesis. One interesting thing to note: this appears to have been done a long time ago. The coin is obviously well worth, but the blank field doesn't appear any different to the naked eye. Coins like this are one of the reasons I love numismatics... Every coin almost always has a story to tell. Thanks again mates! Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7509 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 10:53 am I agree with sap. It is a tooled / altered coin. Clue? the flattening on Abe's face, upper portions of Wheat stalks and pattern of indentations around the Rim on bothe sides indicating the secondary tool that held this coin in place during this creative process. Makes a good conversation piece though! Edited by Chase007 01/24/2025 10:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73873 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 12:41 pm I agree. It's PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95280 Posts	Posted 01/24/2025 5:16 pm it was a well done 'obliteration' here, the toning is consistent throughout the surface. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 01/25/2025 11:04 pm Interesting find, but I agree that it is PMD. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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