Think this Lincoln is real?
Rob790
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I say this in jest cause it is an obvious fake on eBay.
Fake 1946 d Lincoln
Besides the obvious factor of how would the mint make such an error (and so perfectly centered also), the reverse is a definate giveaway that it wasn't struck out of a collar. Any lincoln cent I've ever seen struck without a collar would have a sharply struck "O" in ONE on the reverse. In general, any thing struck out of collar is relatively sharply struck, the lack of a collar allows better metal flow to the central designs. A collar actually hinders good metal flow into central designs but prevents metal spread on the edges.
Fake 1946 d Lincoln
Besides the obvious factor of how would the mint make such an error (and so perfectly centered also), the reverse is a definate giveaway that it wasn't struck out of a collar. Any lincoln cent I've ever seen struck without a collar would have a sharply struck "O" in ONE on the reverse. In general, any thing struck out of collar is relatively sharply struck, the lack of a collar allows better metal flow to the central designs. A collar actually hinders good metal flow into central designs but prevents metal spread on the edges.
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