1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Help

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southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 5:03 pm Can I get a little help and refresher on cause of this? Was the die wearing out or planchet not centered on this LMC? What drew my attention to it was the L in Liberty almost appears to be an capital I. However closer inspection you can still barely see the bottom leg of the L. Fine scratches are also present in the field above LIBERTY. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 8:28 pm All the stuff is nothing just a little grease on the die. Take some better photos of the date. You might have something with the date but not sure photos too blurry. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 10:47 pm This has nothing to do with grease. It's die wear...and there's nothing going on with the date, it's normal. Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 12:14 am Thanks for the feedback 1913 and CC. Ok, die wear was my first thought,I will have to read up on the grease thing, thanks to you both. I had already taken more shots of the date. I don't know why the 4 is appearing the way it is, can't be a DD all by itself ? What does the grease do... deposit on the die or the blank, then the coin is pressed causing a deeper depression at that location throwing the impression at that area out of norm? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 12:55 am That is Machine Doubling. Flat shelf like. It can affect one device or several. Report this Post to the Staff
Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 02:45 am Yep good old MD. I thought the letter L was affected by grease but Coppercoins is right. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 09:27 am Be specific... The 4 in the date shows Machine Doubling. Very common, completely normal, and NOT a variety or error. The ridge line around the rest of the coin (the actual question in this thread) is die wear. That's not an opinion...it's fact. That's just what it is. I didn't question my own response. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 10:55 am That ridge is typically seen only on Zincolns, I do not think I have ever seen it on a pre-1982 cent. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 11:33 am and you probably won't because this type of die wear is only known on zinc cents - which lends to proving that it is die wear. Zinc makes the steel dies wear differently than brass. Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 3:11 pm Thanks again for the refresher! Back into the can to return to the bank. Report this Post to the Staff
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