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1991 LMC Penny / Spiked Head With Earplug Retained Interior Die Break

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 Posted 01/10/2026  4:20 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add snailking1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Came across another nice RIDB (the spiked head is a bonus) while sorting through some of the coins I set aside my first year of CRH
Lincoln's entire ear is filled with the RIDB, while I'm thinking the blob on "W" would be considered a large die chip.
Again, no match on C.O.C. that I see


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 Posted 01/10/2026  4:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coin rejector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Definitely a fun find, call it the.... Ear Bud variety?
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 Posted 01/10/2026  4:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add snailking1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Ear Bud variety?


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 Posted 01/10/2026  4:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Cool find.
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 Posted 01/10/2026  5:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add I6609 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's a pretty long die crack nice find
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 Posted 01/10/2026  5:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Steve K to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That thin line goes over part of the W. Interesting.
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Is that thin line a glue string? Maybe the part in the ear was glued in place and the thin line is a glue string that is strung over part of the W.
That little glob on the W might be glue. Acetone may remove the line if it is glue.
Every time I use airplane glue I get little glue strings attached to everything. Just a thought.
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Thank You;
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Is that thin line a glue string?

Steve K;
No, the long thin line is definitely a die crack.
What looks to possibly be something - going from the center of the W pointing NW - is actually a tiny stain.
The blob on the right part of the W is also definitely metal, not glue, etc.
I will, however, soak the penny in acetone anyway. There is a little "earwax" around the RIDB. So, just to be 100% sure.
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Very cool unlisted spike head and RIDB! I would think JC would be interested in this one.
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Abe needs a Q-tip!

Very cool find, congrats.
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If you were 182, you'd need a hearing aid, too! =P
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Thank You, Everyone!

Steve K;
I soaked the penny in acetone overnight. Everything remained in tack!

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I am sorry but the thing in his ear looks out of place to me. If you magnify just the head the thing in the ear looks a different color than the rest of his head. To me anyway. May be I need more coffee.
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