1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC With Possible Die Crack Across Obverse.

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armandoluna Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 8:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 9:39 pm @arm, I got pretty excited looking at this coin at first. Upon further review, I'm not so sure that you have a rim-to-rim die crack. With the heavy circulation wear it is tough to know for sure, but it looks to me like there might have been a die crack through the U of TRUST, but then someone took a sharp edge and extended it all the way down to the other rim. I can tell this because this lower section seems to have more of a cut portion to the right and "smushed" metal to the left. "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74454 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 9:41 pm Looks like a big long scratch to me. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19173 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 10:14 pm Yes, looks a bit suspect where the linear feature exits the base of the bust. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96593 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 10:22 pm I think that Spence has this one correct. 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
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 10:46 pm I totally agree with Spence on this. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10563 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 01:05 am It does look like a cut - but then again I don't know how a thin cut could raise so much metal! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 07:06 am Looks like a RRDC and a nice one at that but with some lighting issue making it look like a scratch? Can we get another closeup photo of the bottom bust at different angle? "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21615 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 08:47 am Agree with Spence on this one. A die crack that has been extended with a scratch. How can you have a crack showing on the rims when they are preformed and the die does not extend over the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 08:53 am Looking at the larger images (click on them), it could be both... RRDB and a scratch tracing it. 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
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 09:14 am Somebody tried to cut it in half with a big kitchen knife. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 11:00 am Quote: Somebody tried to cut it in half with a big kitchen knife 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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8766 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 5:31 pm Definitely a "knifed" coin. The upheaved metal mostly smoothed over with time. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
armandoluna Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 7:13 pm here are some more pics Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 8:12 pm Thanks for the photos. Unfortunately it does look more like a deeply scratched surface. I don't think I've seen wear resemble a rim to rim die break like this before though. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8766 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 8:41 pm Quote: Thanks for the photos. Unfortunately it does look more like a deeply scratched surface. I don't think I've seen wear resemble a rim to rim die break like this before though. Seen a pile of them with Morgan dollars, same concept. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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1981 LMC With Possible Die Crack Across Obverse.