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1974 D Lincoln Half Cent Or Defect?

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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark to Title. It's essential to have it in the title. ***


I was sorting some LMC and came across these two "halves". At first I thought it was the results of someone being creative with a cutting device but after further consideration, I began to think there maybe more to this. Both of the pictured pieces appear to be from the same coin. When placed together and rotated slightly, it's as if they "fall into place" and create a whole cent. Just wondering if this is might be a defect or the result of some other trauma this poor penny has endured. Also, the images are not the best but the date is all but gone. Best I can make out is a 1974-D. Thanks
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 Posted 03/08/2025  9:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Tunnioc to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a split planchet, and a nice one!
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....very lucky snag....keep it safe..
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What do they weigh?
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Weight would definitely help here...
They do appear to be split planchets, as Tunnioc stated.
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I will weigh them once my spiffy new scale arrives. Stay tuned.
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Nice split planchet.
You don't always see both halves together.
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Very cool! Agree, please get an accurate weight on these.
Finding both halves is amazing.
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to the CCF Nice split planchet.
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Very nice! It's always nice to see BOTH halves of a split planchet. I haven't seen one 'in hand' but I see a few (very few) on Heritage and other auction sites.

GREAT find!
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Nice Split Planchet!
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Very nice split planchet, congrats!
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A mated pair split after strike coin. Super nice error set to find. Quite rare.
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Several asked about weight. Obverse side = 1.49 grams, Reverse side = 1.66 grams
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