1973 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC W/ Raised Rim. What's Going On ?

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numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 10:54 pm What happened here? The obverse has a raised rim somewhat like the coin is in a bezel. The reverse is normal. The last picture shows the thickness difference with a normal cent. Edited by numismo 04/18/2010 10:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 11:22 pm It looks like a misaligned die. Is it really thin on the edge by the date? Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 11:29 pm It's finning of the rim. It's caused by abnormally high overall striking pressure or increased localized pressure due to slight die tilt. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
jakeW Pillar of the Community United States 689 Posts	Posted 04/18/2010 11:43 pm i have found a one of those too! neat looking. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 04/19/2010 12:26 am Thanks for the info Mike. I'd never seen one like that b4. Scooby, it's not thin by the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/19/2010 12:48 am I went and read up on it as soon as Mike Diamond answered (It's further in my error encyclopedia than I have read so far). It says it is a type of error where there is excessve space between the die shaft and the collar. It says it can be caused by a die shaft being smaller than normal, or the collar diameter is larger than normal. It doesn't mention anything about the "abnormally high overall striking pressure" that Mr. Diamond mentioned, but I certainly would not question anything he had to say. Just adding to it. It goes on to say that the error community has yet to embrace this flawed coin as a collectible error. Hmmm. It is an error, no? I'd hang on to it. I think I've run across a few of those roll searching in the past and dismissed them. Maybe I'll hang on to a few of them in the future. You never know. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/19/2010 07:31 am If you check examples from the same year they all look like that to a degree. It's just one of the things they tried that year. Must not have necessary as the examples now are struck about as much as a button for strike. You can tell coins from that year because the area next to the rim and the ugly E in LIBERTY and the large FG on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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1973 LMC W/ Raised Rim. What's Going On ?