Question for the error folks here on a unique looking Lincoln rev
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Not sure what to make of this Lincoln rev, in the area between the columns there is a "T" showing. This is not my coin just asking for someone else so I do not have the coin to examine so I cannot answer any questions about it. I originally though maybe a clash, another theory could be plating bubbles or a dropped letter. He isn't sure but thinks the area is flat which would rule out a dropped letter, clash or bubble, so I'm leaning towards just a perfectly aligned stain. Anyway just wondering if @FredWeinberg or one of the other error experts has any ideas.
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zinc corrosion. That is the zinc not being prefect when plated with copper and or exposed to environmentals after minting.
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Probably not a dropped letter, and is just coincidental scrape or "toning" as you suggested.
I don't think previous responses read what your question about and are discussing the plating bubbles on the coin.
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Not a dropped letter - my first thought was the T from Liberty,
but it doesn't line up at all.
Pareidolia, imo
Coincidence?
you're
right
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
The ole' "asking for a friend" ploy ...
I thought of a dropped letter as well, but too bad it's not.
The surfaces are pretty neat, however.
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Thanks for the thoughts everyone, intriguing for sure and I suspect it will boil down to a mark or toning that just happened to align and look like a letter.
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Toning.
Chaos theory at work here. Kirk out!
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Sounds like a job for Indiana Jones. "Indiana Jones: and the Search for the Source of the Mystery "T".
Certainly gets one's attention... but I agree with Fred W. - Cheers, RickO