1968-D Cent With A Lost Electricity Cable?

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sjaak301 New Member Netherlands 31 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 1:03 pm A few years ago I bought a big lot of Lincoln cents. A few weeks ago I finally had the time to browse through them. On one 1968D-cent I saw that the working people forgot to tuck away the electricity cable. You cab see it hanging down a little bit right of the statue between several pillars. But now seriously: it really looks like an electricity cable. I think that it's a planchets flaw or an engraver's mistake. What is your opinion? Report this Post to the Staff

dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 1:39 pm a bit difficult to tell from your image. very likely a die clash. clashes are fairly common (at least not rare) in that area. I have found 4 or 5 clashes in that area. not precisely the same as yours - but in the same bays. Report this Post to the Staff
sjaak301 New Member Netherlands 31 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 1:43 pm Thanks for your quick reaction. If it were a die clash, shouldn't the pillar in between have been damaged too? It is perfectly intact. Report this Post to the Staff
timsumrall Pillar of the Community United States 1256 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 4:14 pm No, because the working die is reverse of the cent struck. The flat fields are the highest points on the die and are subject to the most damage during handling, setup and use. Example: if your were standing over the working die and scratched across it with a screw driver the screw driver would not be able to get down in deep where the pillars are. So the pillars are not scratched. When the cent is struck the scratch shows as a raised line under the pillars. Report this Post to the Staff
sjaak301 New Member Netherlands 31 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 5:34 pm Thank you for clearing this to me, I'm learning. So, to be sure, it is in fact a die gouge, isn't it? Or is that a different aberration? To me, the story with the working die being the reverse of the cent struck feels a little bit like left driving in Great-Britain (if you know what I mean). It's all about being able to imagine how the coining process takes place from the viewpoint of the coin itself, I guess. Another question: Does it mean that more of the exact same cents exist (a variety) or is this a one time "flaw" (an error)? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/22/2011 6:56 pm It is a clash that happened transferring the fields/devices area from the opposite die. These happen when no planchet is between the dies. The next coins through have these marks till the dies are removed and polished to remove them. More interesting than valuable. Happens often with all dies from time to time. Report this Post to the Staff
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