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Lincoln Cent - 1992-D - Interesting Die Crack

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 02/17/2025 11:13 pm

Thank you EV, Tacc, Dearborn and Marve.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Lincoln Cent - 1992-D - Interesting Die Crack

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 02/16/2025 4:14 pm

The obverse is quite unappealing with all those carbon spots. The reverse, though seems rather unusual.

It looks like the Lincoln Memorial is about ready to detach from the earth and explore the skies.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Guess The Price - Season 90 - Round 8

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 02/13/2025 10:40 pm

$26

Forum: Contests, Quizes, Games, and Giveaways

USA 1 Cent 1991 D Strike Through?

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 02/04/2025 12:42 pm

Thank you for your response, HGK3.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

USA 1 Cent 1991 D Strike Through?

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 02/03/2025 10:12 am

I spent a long time looking at this coin and I think I have finally figured it out.

In this close-up of the obverse I think there are interesting things that you don't see and interesting things that you do see.

First, what you don't see is an obvious overall scratching and grooving that would be quite obvious on a coin at this level of magnification.

You also do not see grooves or scratches going into and/or coming out of the divots on the surface of this coin.

What you do see is that the depths of these divots on the obverse are very well plated with copper, which would be very odd for post mint damage.

My hypothesis regarding the story of this coin:

This coin started it's life as a thick zinc plate. The plate was put under pressure to make it thinner and thinner so that it could be used to punch out cent planchets. I think on one or more of the passes through the thinning machine, the plate was not properly annealed, causing the metal to fracture and chunks of metal to break out of the plate.

I think this faulty plate was then punched to make a faulty planchet.

I think it is possible that because this planchet had a much higher surface area then a regular planchet due to all the holes, the electrolyte used to plate the coin with copper pooled in the holes causeing the planchet to be improperly plated.

I think the smearing of the metal that Spence was seeing was the deformation of the various divots on the planchet that were caused when it was struck by the design dies.

Anyway, that's my two cents.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

USA 1 Cent 1991 D Strike Through?

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 02/01/2025 02:42 am

Greetings,

I am thinking that the best explanation for the strange markings on this coin are an assortment of small strike throughts.

Obverse

Reverse

I would appreciate your input.
Thanks.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

1960 Nickel Struck On Defective Planchet

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 01/01/2025 11:12 pm

A nasty-looking delamination. Nice find.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Worst Hobby In The History

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 12/13/2024 01:34 am

Certainly numismatics in the USA is far more popular than philately.

Forum: Main Coin Forum

Commems Collection Classic: Did You Know? #31 - Pan-Pac Gold Dollar Mint Mark

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/30/2024 10:17 am

An interesting bit of history. I never understood the meaning/purposee of the guy's mug on the obverse of the coin.

Forum: US Commemoratives and Non-Circulating Coinage (NCLT) Including Grading, Varieties, and Errors

Guess The Grade: 1909-S VDB LWC

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 11/30/2024 10:15 am

I wouldn't be able to opine based on that photo.

Forum: US Modern Coin Grading

1969 S First Proof Set!

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/30/2024 09:55 am

1969 is my first proof set as well.

Forum: US Modern Coins

1980-P Lincoln Penny ~ REV Die Crack

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/29/2024 09:11 am

Nice find.

Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

So What Do You Think Of NGCx?

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/24/2024 6:26 pm

Not a fan. The Sheldon scale is what numismatists are used to.

Forum: Third Party Coin Grading (TPG): PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, ETC.

1979 Penny - #1 - Is It Worth Getting Graded?

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/19/2024 8:09 pm

MS65 at best. Not worth grading.

Forum: US Modern Coins

1652 New England 3 Pence?

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/18/2024 1:53 pm

I definitely lost the contest, I am happy to say.

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins

Contest In Honor Of The 1652 New England III Pence Recently Verified By PCGS

smauggie

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271 Posts

Posted 11/14/2024 10:18 pm

$1,651,000

I do wish you all the best.

Forum: Contests, Quizes, Games, and Giveaways

Docc's 1000th Post Giveaway - Sharpen A Pencil - Ends On 11/24/24 At 8pm MSt.

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/14/2024 10:08 pm

Cool game.

1) $328.72

2) 4129 coins

Forum: Contests, Quizes, Games, and Giveaways

Post Your US Minted World Coins

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/06/2024 9:33 pm

Panama 1940 1.25 Centesimos

Minted at the Philadelphia mint I believe.

Forum: "Post Your..." Gallery Topics

What Grade Did Cacg Give This 1900 O Morgan Dollar

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/06/2024 3:28 pm

MS63. Nice strike.

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

Raw 1924-S Peace Dollar (Not A Gem!)

smauggie

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United States

271 Posts

Posted 11/06/2024 3:21 pm

Nice that it still has some luster. AU53.

Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coin Grading

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