2010 Lincoln Penny (Gas? + Die Crack?)

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jeffreyice1 Valued Member United States 381 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 12:37 am Is this a Gas Effect? And is the 2nd T in states after minting (damage)? It also looks like a die crack in E pluribus (E to the r) Large view Bottom of the A Top of the T Edited by jeffreyice1 02/23/2011 03:10 am Report this Post to the Staff

Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 06:51 am Looks a spot for me normal on 1st year of the shields but I would like to have a better look . Let's see what the other say ! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 06:58 am The T in STATES looks like a Grease Filled Die. The E in PLURIBUS could be a die crack or a die gouge. I'm not seeing the GAS effect. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jeffreyice1 Valued Member United States 381 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 8:31 pm John1! As far as the Gas Effect I was asking about the word STATES. It looks like the bottom of the letters are graduating from low to High at the top. The "A" looks almost non existing! Would this be the grease or from Gas? Edited by jeffreyice1 02/23/2011 8:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 06:56 am Looks like grease to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 12:51 pm That's just a weak spot in the design, and without a completely hammered strike, any cent could look like that one. The area in question is exactly opposite the shoulder on the other side, and much of the metal from the strike goes to fill in the shoulder - so these letters do not get filled in completely. Same thing is very common on cents from the 1980s. The area around 'of' on the reverse is weak much more commonly than fully struck. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19947 Posts	Posted 02/24/2011 1:21 pm Agree with Chuck. It's an area on the reverse the mint has struggled with forever. This goes back to the Wheat cent design, the O in ONE was notorious for being weak due to it being opposite the shoulder. Another note, after looking through some fresh BU rolls, this is also common on the 2011 cents too. As a collector I reject these as there's plenty with fully stuck reverses. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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