Lincoln Error

trezo

Hi,

I found this in my change yesterday. Would it be considered a broadstrike or an off-center struck? Notice the top of the first T in states, does that indicate a off-center strike?

Thanks in advance,
Rob

fivecents

Hi trezo....That is a broadstrike. Some of the coin's design has to be missing for it to be considered a off center. Kewl find BTW.

seanq

Hi trezo, welcome to the boards!




Your coin is neither a broadstrike nor an off-center, it is a minor error known as a misaligned die strike, commonly found on cents and dimes. The obverse and reverse dies do not line up perfectly, casuing one side (usually the obverse, since it is typically the anvil die, the die that moves) to appear slightly off-center. For the coin to have any collector value some of the design would need to be off the edge of the planchet.


Sean Reynolds

trezo

Thanks Sean. How do you get the pictures to display in the body of the message? I clicked on the picture icon and that's looking for the "URL for the image". I assumed that would insert a link, but is that how it's done?

errormaven

Your coin is neither a broadstrike nor an off-center, it is a minor error known as a misaligned die strike, commonly found on cents and dimes. The obverse and reverse dies do not line up perfectly, casuing one side (usually the obverse, since it is typically the anvil die, the die that moves) to appear slightly off-center. For the coin to have any collector value some of the design would need to be off the edge of the planchet.


Sean Reynolds

Sean is largely correct. It's a minor horizontal misalignment of the obverse (hammer) die. I'm sure he simply misspoke when he incorrectly asserted that it is the anvil die that is most subject to lateral movement.

The coin also shows a low, broad ridge internal to and paralleling the design rim along the upper half of the obverse face. This is the result of die fatigue.