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Is it still called a lamination error on the zinc cents? Or just a split in the plating? At least, that's what I think is going on with this guy. I don't think it's a die crack. There is another one extending upward from his ear, but not as pronounced. However, the die crack in the bust and through the VDB just bonus!    |
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Oh, I forgot to mention, there is also a small die crack on the reverse!
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Bedrock of the Community
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All are die cracks. No lamination here. There may be lamination on Zincoln's that are struck through a piece of metal or plating and peeling. Struck through can be some foreign object that is in the way of the striking process. (Wire, cloth, grease/oil/whatever.) When a piece of the die breaks off it is called a chip. If there is a crack involved the die will eventually spread because of the crack and starts loosing die material then it is called a die break. But you coin only exhibits a die crack.
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Looks like a lobotomy scar.
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Thanks as always, coop. I hope people appreciate the time you put into this to educate us all like I do.
What made me wonder on the first pic, is that it is not raised like a typical die crack. It's as if there were some sort of surgical procedure like Libertad suggests (LOL), and his "forehead skin" could be peeled back. There is also material oozing out of the crack near the top.
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I think it is a die crack.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just chips off the die in that area similar to the ones one the lapel.
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It's as if there were some sort of surgical procedure like Libertad suggests (LOL), and his "forehead skin" could be peeled back. There is also material oozing out of the crack near the top.
I do recall hearing that the Lincoln portrait was to receive a "facelift" on the new 2010 cents. Curious...guess I never took it so literally.  |
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What I see appear to be de cracks. Oddly I can't recall having seen a Zincoln cent with a lamination. I would think it should still be possible for the zinc core to have a lamination. Would the plating cover it over? Or would the lamination still show after the plating?
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What confuses me is the one on his forehead.
It is not the "traditional" raised area where you can tell metal flowed into the crack or crevice of a die. Instead the crack is actually on the coin itself. There is separation between the plating and the core, I guess.
That's why I wondered if it would be considered closer to a lamination type error or if it is still just called a split in the plating. Yet, it doesn't resemble the "slit plating" diagnosis we get with a lot of the mm questions that get posted.
Should I try to get a better pic?
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Posted 04/04/2010 08:23 am
