1921 Lincoln error Opinions please.
micmt
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I picked this one out of a B&M shop a few years back. It looks like a 1924 Lincoln but what do you guys think?
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Right now it looks like the last digit was removed and a "1" type of digit was put in it's place, or else it's a modified digit?
Send a copy of the photo to Fred Weinberg via his website: Fred Weinberg & Co.
The name is LEE!
<< <i>This is the best I can do with my camera and lights. There is a slight ghost of something where a 1 should be.
I got a phony 1914-D Lincoln about a year ago and this looks virtually the same as mine in reverse.
I got my money back after a prolonged fight and my only neg. feedback, retribution for mine to him
which I knew would happen. I didn't care. People needed to be told.
Anyway, I had ironclad proof for mine. It had VDB on Lincoln,s right shoulder.
BTW, that was my next to last ebay transaction.
JET
I collect all 20th century series except gold including those series that ended there.
I think I will send a picture to Fred Weinberg. Thanks for all the great input!!!
They call me "Pack the Ripper"
The exposed last digit in the date gets scraped or pushed away from the rim by the feeding mechanism.
The exposed last digit in the date gets scraped or pushed away from the rim by the feeding mechanism."
It's damage from a coin counter or roll crimping.
Here's another:
<< <i>That is a known effect seen on many different dates of Lincoln Wheat cents, caused by coin counting machines.
The exposed last digit in the date gets scraped or pushed away from the rim by the feeding mechanism. >>
Yep.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
stiff tool.
<< <i>Looks like a 1921-S with a damaged '1', IMHO... >>
I concur.
TD
But it LOOKS like a "4" was underneath. Definitely NOT a 1927-s prior- don't se a sign of a "7". It really looks tooled to me.
<< <i>This is the best I can do with my camera and lights. There is a slight ghost of something where a 1 should be.
These two pics looks like two different coins!
<< <i>That is a known effect seen on many different dates of Lincoln Wheat cents, caused by coin counting machines.
The exposed last digit in the date gets scraped or pushed away from the rim by the feeding mechanism. >>
What he said. The first time I've seen it on a 1921, more often I've seen 1941 and 1951 (the 1941 posted elsewhere to the thread is also typical of this type of damage).
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Had to tilt the coin to get a different angle with the light. The numbers are thinner since it is tilted along with a different amount of light.
Garrow
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<< <i>This is the best I can do with my camera and lights. There is a slight ghost of something where a 1 should be.
These two pics looks like two different coins! >>
Aw man, I bet he sent it to a well-known specialist for an evaluation and the guy SWITCHED it on him! We need seventy more pictures!
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
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<< <i>This is the best I can do with my camera and lights. There is a slight ghost of something where a 1 should be.
These two pics looks like two different coins! >>
Aw man, I bet he sent it to a well-known specialist for an evaluation and the guy SWITCHED it on him! We need seventy more pictures!
Sean Reynolds >>
Uh-Oh!
The name is LEE!