Die wear question...

smokincoin

Probably a dumb question & I'm not really sure how to ask it, but... If this is indeed die wear & using the "N" in UNUM as my example:

how & why does it appear "rotated" compared to the "underneath"? I mean...it's not parallel with itself.

NHSBaseball

Cool coin- I would guess (and I may be totally wrong) that it is die wear. It really reminds me of the drawn out stars that merge with the rim on late die state bust half dollars. They also appear to be "stretched" like the letters in "Unum" on your Lincoln.

sumdunce

My guess is die wear or metal fatigue.



S

smokincoin

Anyone care to educate me? The (2) "U"s seem nominal. How and/or why does the "N" appear "rotated" compared to the "underneath"? I mean...it's not parallel with itself.