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What causes an early wheat cent to look like that IN GOD WE TRUST and missing most of liberty

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Weak strike, worn/overused dies,
    ........... fairly typical circ. 25-S

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    OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Right said, Fred.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't think the heavy circulation wear helps, either

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    LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Too many times through the Maytag.

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 10,008 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All of the above.

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,324 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This piece likely did not even have lines in the wheat ears when it was struck.

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    WatchbelieveWatchbelieve Posts: 527 ✭✭✭

    Are there such collectors that collect weak strikes because the guy I got these from must hav3 loved them because I have many early Wheaties like this

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    1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yeap 1925 S is fun to look for a good strike.

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :) !!!

    Timbuk3
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    An old, worn cent that likely had a weak strike to begin with... just supporting all the above... Cheers, RickO

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