Are Die Defects On 1983 Pennies Supposed To Be This Common?

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Mrhakfbacon Pillar of the Community United States 563 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 9:24 pm I was searching through a bunch of pennies, and there were about 40 from 1983. Out of these, 12 had die defects, most with multiple die cracks, some even up to 4 or 5 distinct cracks(all on reverse). Are they supposed to be this common for 1983s? Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19115 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 9:32 pm I've searched through mountains of Lincoln cents across many decades. I've come across staggering numbers of cents struck from old, tired dies--meaning lots of Die Deterioration features, including die cracks and die chips. Lots. These features, in my opinion, are not 'supposed' to be common, but they pretty much are--primarily because the mint(s) tend to use dies until they are on the brink of failing. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 9:36 pm Die Defects are common on '83 LMC's. The U.S. Mint pretty much ran the dies until they failed. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 10:04 pm Well ijn and EV sums it up pretty good. 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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 10:11 pm You didn't mention if they were minted in Philly or Denver. The Philly mintage was almost 8 Billion that year ~~but~~ and the Denver mint put out almost 6.5 Billion - overworking them dies. Edited by Marv65 12/25/2025 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8728 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 10:19 pm To answer your question, yes. The first full year of the zincoln, it was a mess to say the least. Great doubled dies, clashes, counter clashes, cracks, and some nice Cuds. I'm sure I've misses some stuff, just study and keep searching. Here is my best 83 cracked up coin and some links to check out. Lincoln Cent Forum http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/forum.php? VV http://www.varietyvista.com/ cc https://coppercoins.com/ Wexler https://doubleddie.com/ Brian's Variety Coins https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com/ Error-Ref https://www.error-ref.com/ Cuds on Coins http://cuds-on-coins.com/ Mad Die Clashes https://www.maddieclashes.com/ Trail Dies https://www.traildies.com/ Lincoln Cent Resource http://www.lincolncentresource.com/ -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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