1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC What Is This

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Wild Bill Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 03/11/2011 6:58 pm These are 2 different 1942 LWC, any ideas ? Report this Post to the Staff

liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 03/11/2011 8:36 pm I know, I'll let someone else go, any ideas anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 03/11/2011 9:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 03/11/2011 11:21 pm Nobody? I don't want to leave Wild Bill hangin'! I'll answer in another hour or two if nobody comes around... Report this Post to the Staff
liveandievarieties Pillar of the Community United States 601 Posts	Posted 03/12/2011 12:40 am You've got 2 coins which were struck from the same die. It appears that the obverse die was damaged when it clashed with the collar die which holds the planchet around the edge of the coin during striking. From that point on, every coin struck from that die would have the same clash mark until it eroded away or was polished away by a mint employee. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 03/12/2011 01:00 am Interesting. It did not occur to me that the die could clash with the collar. Thanks Chris! Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 03/12/2011 09:25 am Got to admit, I wasn't so specific in my knowledge.I knew it was a damaged die but not the exact cause.Never heard of that one either Scooby. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/12/2011 10:18 am I'm not so sure it was necessarily the collar that caused that. It could be a clash with the edge of the opposite die. That seems much more plausible. Report this Post to the Staff
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1942 LWC What Is This