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1983-S 1c Proof Fat Lettering On Reverse?

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 Posted 03/08/2025  9:51 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add SteveGraves to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was looking at this penny and the lettering on E PLURIBUS UNUM looks like it is fat to me. Is this a double-die error? The rest of the lettering looks normal to me. I cannot find anything online about it. There is also something weird going on with the S mint mark. Any input would be appreciated!


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 Posted 03/08/2025  10:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moneymoai to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nothing out of the ordinary.
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Around the S mm appears to be split plating....shameful for a proof coin. Everything else seems normal to me.
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The more you magnify, the fatter the letters get...........
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https://www.greatcollections.com/Co...AM#gallery-2
here is one auctioned @ Great Collections.

I'm seeing what may be very slight thickness on your coin. The dots at EPU are almost perfectly round. There does appear to be a little "oval-ness" going on but I see no notching on any of the letters.

The full images seem to look normal.
Comparing your closeups to the images in the link, I can't really tell if all 1983 S proof coins had the round parts of the letters (P, R, & B) almost filled in or if it is part of some extra thickness.

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Quote:
The more you magnify, the fatter the letters get...........

Lol
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No Doubled Die. I am only seeing Split Plating on the mint mark.
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a little ozempic will fix it :)
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