Lincoln Specialists - You ropinion please

pnylvr

I just noticed a couple of oddities on a 1921-S Lincoln cent that I have. Any Idea as to what causes this or how it would be classified. The "L" in liberty is non-existant. And please notice the doubling in the word trust:

CaptHenway

Very excessive die wear, which can cause some letters to fade and others to wear a shadow of themselves.
TD

seemyauction

Nice find.

Al

droopyd

<< <i>Very excessive die wear, which can cause some letters to fade and others to wear a shadow of themselves. >>



Yup -- many early branch mint Lincolns are difficult to find without evidence of worn (or very worn!) dies.

yellowjacket

Yes, die erosion.

Garrow

pnylvr

Can someone explain? If the die errodes, would it not create a very muddy image. The "t" in trust looks fairly sharp to the north of the main letter. Would not the entire letter be very weak. But these letters look fairly sharp overall.