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1943 LINCOLN CENT REV (DIE BREAK) AT LEFT WHEAT STOCK also has rim crack in same area

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,220 ✭✭✭✭✭

    the die break runs to the rim, but there you have it

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,408 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 10, 2025 9:27AM

    A nice little catch 😎

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The steel planchets were brutal on the dies in 1943, the steel being much harder than copper, dies wore out quicker and developed problems much earlier in their life.

    Pete

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A frequent did break location on the Lincoln cent. Nice coin.

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    OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a Retained Interior Die Break.

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