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what causes this on a lincoln cent....

BXBOY143BXBOY143 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭
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is this post mint damage? machined or ddr?


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  • mnmcoinmnmcoin Posts: 2,165 ✭
    The coin appears to have been struck by a very late state die. The die gets overused and worn out...the metal flows into the stretched out portion of the die causing the ghosting effect you see.

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  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
    morris!image

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