Droped letter? Mixed with some die gouge? Opinions?
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looks like a dropped letter (O from GOD?)
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/487853/dropped-letters-the-un-filled-die
That area of the Lincoln Cent has always been subject to problems, Die cracks are common, as are missing letters from filled dies, and the occasional doubling from distorted hubs and mis-alignments.
At the very least, it looks like a die gouge with added complications from something else.
I'm not an expert in deciphering this, so I defer this to more knowledgeable individuals.
Pete
I'm betting there's some corrosion involved in that. Poke it with a stick and see if any of the copper moves around.
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Don't know what that is, but I would not go poking it yet. Might be a dropped letter as suggested above.
Yep.... looks like it 'may' be a dropped letter, but there is more going on there as well... maybe Fred W. will chime in.....Cheers, RickO
I agree. Is there anyway to tag anyone on these threads? I havent gotten the hang of these just yet.
Wouldn't a dropped letter me more flat? When struck it would be driven flush with the surface, wouldn't it? I always thought a dropped letter was essentially (or literally) a struck-through error.
I beleive dropped letters are also incused so to be frank I do not know haha
If they fell out after striking I would agree, but if retained I would expect them to be flush with the surface of the fields.
Not a dropped letter. Drop letters are pressed in, The photo looks like the defect is in the die itself.
A struck through (dropped letter) error would not be raised above the fields, it would be incuse.
I bet it's a deflated gas bubble, now with some corrosion. Hope it's something else.