Off Center Lincoln

Good finds and nice coins.
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Adding contrast and coloring with photo shop also helps.

Just a bump to see if anyone has any ideas about my questions above.

I don't know if you can see five thousands of an inch. Can't answer the question completely but I think you're on the right tract. If I play with my scanner will I pull something like that out?

Thanks Rockdude and Coop. I don't know where I heard about the .005". I just remember reading this somewhere and the machinist blood in me caused the number to stick. Maybe I remembered the number wrong or the information was just wrong. I certainly wouldn't swear by it. But if you look at the fins we have seen in the past and think about the fin thickness is created from metal flowing between the die and the collar then this number seams plausible. As metal flows between the die and collar I would think it would pull the collar against the die 180 degrees oposite the flow and the thickness of the fin would be twice the clearance of the collar to the die. Using the .005" this would make a fin about .010" max. The fins I have seen in the past are very thin and I think they would support a small clearance like this.

Clembo and Jasper, sorry for taking your post and driving it this far. The photo of Jasper's oc just brought these questions to my mind and I thought here is the best place to explore it. Thanks for posting the great photos of your coins. Let's see what everyone thinks and maybe someone can get in touch with Mike to see how far off base I am.