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1943 Steel 'Spitting Lincoln' wheat penny
Olympus620
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Okay, I have named it the 'spitting Lincoln' which appears to me to be a raised planchet error or die chip. I need some experts and novice collectors to take a guess at why the defect exists. There appears to be some of the 'spit' on Lincolns chin and cheek as well. https://youtu.be/cdLhXrPvuz0
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Never heard of a raised planchet error and it is not a die chip.
Maybe a scratch or a defect in the zinc coating.
I though it was a scratch as well until it appeared to be raised. Could a scratch leave it raised?
It looks raised (on the coin) to me, similar to the thick line on the 1838 V-6a half dime below.
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If it is actually raised, perhaps a die gouge. Does not look like it affects the higher parts of Lincoln's lips, which would be consistent with a die gouge.
I was doing a little spit balling myself trying to describe the error.
you may be correct about the feature missing his lips. I tried to take a better image to show how it jumps over the lower lip and continues leftward on his cheek. I do think it's a raised feature however.
On the new images I posted below the center appears lower in spots but it's not consistent. Kinda like your 'plowed field' analogy but I can't say with certainty the lowest area in the spit is below the surface of the coin but it is lower than the raised 'spit' feature. I hope that makes sense. lol