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what type of error is this 1968-S cent

fishteethfishteeth Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
rainy day and kids went to bed, left me with a moment of free time to start organizing my office. Found the remnants of a large collection I purchased earlier this year, mostly junk from Littleton, was getting ready to dump a group of rolls of Unc misc lincolns into circulation and this came out of the tube. Perhaps I should look closer at these rolls from Littleton before I spend them.
Is this a struck through grease, die alignment strike or something else. Weight is right on


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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a strike-through grease and a nice example at that.
  • kookoox10kookoox10 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    I agree, struck through grease. If it were a die adjustment strike, you wouldn't have the upset rims.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,441 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Check the weight. At first glance it looks like a thin planchet.
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  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CaptHenway

    Check the weight. At first glance it looks like a thin planchet.




    I concur.



  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the weight is correct, then struck through grease...Cheers, RickO
  • fishteethfishteeth Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
    weight is correct, so must be from grease,
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,441 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: fishteeth

    weight is correct, so must be from grease,




    What is the weight?
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  • fishteethfishteeth Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
    came in at 3.1g on my scale, the same a normal one weighed in at on the scale
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CaptHenway
    Check the weight. At first glance it looks like a thin planchet.


    i agree.
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,878 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting - I would have agreed with

    Tom (The Captain) that without knowing

    the weight, a rolled thin planchet was a

    good probability, over a 'filled dies' error.



    Since it's the correct weight, I say it's

    a weak strike, and not a filled die.



    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: FredWeinberg

    Interesting - I would have agreed with

    Tom (The Captain) that without knowing

    the weight, a rolled thin planchet was a

    good probability, over a 'filled dies' error.



    Since it's the correct weight, I say it's

    a weak strike, and not a filled die.







    I agree (as usual) with Fred and Tom. Filled dies would have resulted in a less uniform pattern of weakness across more of the design. Instead the weakness on the reverse correlates exactly with the deepest parts of the obverse design, meaning the metal was not under enough pressure to fill those areas of the dies.



    The two most common causes for this are a thin planchet (which would be underweight) or a weak strike. Since the weight is on spec, that precludes the former possibility.



    Sean Reynolds

    Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.

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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree (as usual) with Fred and Tom.




    I agree with Sean that he agrees (as usual) with Fred and Tom. image

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