Is this a very deep punch, or is something else going on?

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mensareject
mensareject Posts: 28 ✭
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I've never seen the lettering on its edge like this. But there's plenty I'm sure I've




never seen.

Don't matter how you do it, just do it like you know it!

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  • Greenstang
    Greenstang Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Notice how everything is flowing towards the rim, that is called Die Deterioration Doubling
    caused by a worn die. This is another of the worthless types of doubling.

  • MWallace
    MWallace Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What @Greenstang said.

  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Agree- worn or overused die.

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • mensareject
    mensareject Posts: 28 ✭
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    Thanks guys I was really worried it might be worth something and no good could have come from that!

    Don't matter how you do it, just do it like you know it!

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Rather common on cents of 1953-1955. I suspect that the Mint got a batch of die steel that wasn't quite up to specs. Starting in 1956 the cent dies stayed a lot crisper in use.

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,094 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Greenstang said:
    Notice how everything is flowing towards the rim, that is called Die Deterioration Doubling
    caused by a worn die. This is another of the worthless types of doubling.

    Good to know 👍

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