1963-D Lincoln Cent Lack Of Detail On The Relief

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  CaptHenway Posts: 34,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2023 5:30PM

  Dime planchet?

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  rte592 Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2023 5:32PM

  Circulated.

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  OAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2023 8:23PM edited July 6, 2023 8:23PM

  @CaptHenway said:
  Dime planchet?

  Well, the weight is correct 3.1g. The color of the pictures above might be deceptive. The coin in-hand is a copper color. It doesn't look like the composition of a dime. The diameter and thickness also seems correct.

  I did find these point of reference:

  

  https://www.error-ref.com/ghost-images-formed-by-grease/

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  ChrisH821 Posts: 7,160 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2023 8:47PM

  I think just a weak strike

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  braddick Posts: 25,192 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 6, 2023 8:49PM

  "Greasy Ghost"
  There's another one for Feld's thread. . .

  

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  gonzer Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 7, 2023 2:16AM

  @CaptHenway said:
  Dime planchet?

  That was my immediate impression upon seeing the first two photos.

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  MarkKelley Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 7, 2023 3:58AM

  If the weight is correct, this is just a weak strike.

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  ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 9, 2023 9:55AM

  Looking at the examples for 'Greasy Ghost', it sure looks like that may well be the explanation for the OP coin. Cheers, RickO

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