Lincoln error or damage

mcmxi

It weighs 2 grams and is much thinner than it should be. I have no Idea what it could be if anything. I just noticed the reverse blank spot matches with the obverse portrait. Any help would be very helpful..

tightbudget

Possibly struck on a defective planchet.

LALASD4

Obverse Split Planchet before Strike.

mcmxi

Is there anyt value to it?

mcmxi

How common is this?

fc

i dont know how common it is but i would say it has a value of a few dollars.

the eye appeal is not there and it seems to be a common date that
was made in the billions? so there must be all sorts of errors like that.

jonathanb

Yes, split before strike. For some reason these are more common in the late 50s and early 60s than in any other period, at least when it comes to cents. Still fairly rare overall, but I'm not surprised to see yours with a 1961 date.

Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of demand for these errors. I've seen them sell anywhere from $10 to $100. Here's one that sold recently on eBay, in an ANACS slab and a wheat cent to boot. It didn't even cover the slabbing costs. (Dang... maybe I should start looking at the Errors category again...)