What kind of error is this??? Better Picture added

MadMarty

It's a Lincoln, the reverse is fine but the front is mashed. What is it called and what are they worth (with date and without date).. Thanks

ksteelheader

I'm going with struck through grease...

Ken

airplanenut

<< <i>I'm going with struck through grease... >>

Struck through an oil well is more like it

coinpage

I'd say more extreme than grease maybe struck through capped Die?

jonesy

I don't know.

TUMUSS

Struck thru a mint workers thumb.

cladking

It could be a struck through, but it doesn't look right to me. Without a better picture to bring out
the relief, I'd guess this is simply damaged.

I'm also assuming it's bronze.

coppercoins

I'm with coinpage..struck through capped die. It definitely isn't struck through grease.

BillJones

I agree with Clad King. I'd vote damaged.

I'd vote for run over in the parking lot a number of times.

seanq

Struck through a mid to late stage capped die. The more coins a capped die strikes, the thinner the cap will get, allowing features of the die under the cap to bleed through.

I can't tell from the pic if you can make out the date - if you can then call it a late stage, if not call it a mid stage.


Sean Reynolds

cladking

The new picture does make it looked like it was a capped die strike. I've
never seen one this late of a die state.

doop

a head-on collision with a buff....heh..

errormaven

I agree with those who have concluded that this is a capped die strike. A commonly encountered error, but interesting and eyecatching nevertheless.

-- Mike Diamond