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Listed as a heavy struck thru grease coin. Seeing the coin and the listing title I knew that this coin wasn't struck thru grease. This penny is weakly struck. The undefined design rim is a characteristic of that of a weakly struck coin and a big pick up point. Pretty sweet uncommon error found on modern Pennies. (2010 and up) Great addition to the shield cent error collection.   |
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If you have the coin in hand can you tell us what the weight is?
Weak strike would still show defined Rim edge,this coin does looks like a strike thru.grease. nice one.
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. If you have the coin in hand can you tell us what the weight is?
Weak strike would still show defined Rim edge,this coin does looks like a strike thru.grease. nice one. The weight is 2.54 grams. A weak strike would not show a defined design rim bc the strike forms the design rim of the coin. So if the pressure of the strike is low no design rim will form like seen here and be considered weakly struck. |
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Quote: Looks like a nice Greaser to me. Characteristics visually don't add up to being a Greaser. Also the undefined complete design rim not being there is a big pick up point for that of a weakly struck coin. I've added images of a ngc graded 2020 shield cent die adjustment strike. Compare the similar design and no design elements that are showing due to the strike. Similar due to them being weakly struck and causing no design rim. This coin fooled a few of the people who looked at this coin on the bay glad I was able to save it the 2021 d.   |
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Agree with Gorham that this is a low pressure strike.
Weak or absent rims, weakness that is both bifacial and symmetrical are classic signs.
Super cool find.
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In a weak strike, extent and pattern of weakness will be essentially the same on both faces. Uneven weakness is a hallmark of most grease strikes. And that's exactly what your slabbed image shows.( the fields at lower portions of LIBERTY and E.PLURIBUS UNUM) and the rim is also strike weak but visible and narrow.
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02/07/2025 8:06 pm
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Hmm interesting--is the cent a little thinner than normal? (Thus potentially explaining the weak strike.)
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. And that's exactly what your slabbed image shows.( the fields at lower portions of LIBERTY and E.PLURIBUS UNUM)
The slabbed coin isn't mine. And I see no uneven weakness. If comparing uneven weakness with liberty and epu that wont make sense bc epu isn't even close to liberty where it is weak and missing design so epu cannot be weak at all. There is no uneven weakness on my coin 2021 d on the front and back. I don't quite get your response to the error ref quote. And yes the rim on the graded one is struck ever so slightly on the reverse above states. Also on mine it is like 5% there. Common occurrence on these type of errors that's just how it is. No clue why that's just how it is. Anywho just by looking at the coin one can tell it is not a grease strike. my mind does have a way different perspective at looking at things then others. It's been confirmed by other reputable collectors in the hobby and from reputable known people in the coin hobby on FB that it is weakly struck. Which I knew it was. Reminds me of a 2011 finned rim shield cent I posted here and most were saying it was damage lol when it in fact wasn't (again which I knew it was an error) I got a great deal on the coin too. That coin caused a stir lol. Last image is the weight of the 2011 penny.    Edited by gorham_collector
02/07/2025 8:24 pm
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. Hmm interesting--is the cent a little thinner than normal? (Thus potentially explaining the weak strike.) It is regular thickness and it weighs 2.54 grams. |
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. very nice find Gorham. Thanks Dearborn glad I woke up from my nap that day and spotted the coin for what it was. Or someone would've bought it thinking they had a greased coin. Now it's known for it truly is |
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On a Denver coin too, nice!  |
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I was wrong, but that's okay. Nice Weak Strike!  Errers and Varietys.
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Nice find! |
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