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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-22-2009, 01:34 AM   #1 (permalink) socalgordy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: 1919 Lincoln Error??? I have a 1919 Lincoln Cent with what seems to be an extra letter on the obverse. Notice just to the south of the T and R in the word TRUST, there is a letter A. It's worn but visible. Is anyone familiar with this? Attached Thumbnails     10-22-2009, 03:53 AM   #2 (permalink) fretboard Defender of Old Coinage     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,604 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Welcome, I'm not familiar, I'll guess and someone can correct me. A clash error? Like a die clash, I don't know. Someone will come by and fill you in on what it is. It's easy enough to see that's for sure.   10-22-2009, 06:48 AM   #3 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,523 My Mood: Can you post a close up like this Attached Thumbnails   __________________ No one knows everything & I agree to disagree at times ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   10-22-2009, 07:29 AM   #4 (permalink) coincraze crazy about coins   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nashville Posts: 24 My Mood: I have to say it could be from the feeder finger .the mark looks to out of shape for a die gouge or a die break or a die chip. Or maybe a possible clash die. we need clearer picsto determine the nature of the image near the T. John   10-22-2009, 08:07 PM   #5 (permalink) socalgordy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: I'll try to get a better picture if I can.   10-22-2009, 08:43 PM   #6 (permalink) Captainkirk 73 Buick Riviera owner     Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Girard PA Posts: 1,299 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 It looks like a 'dropped letter'.   10-22-2009, 09:06 PM   #7 (permalink) socalgordy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: I had a local dealer tell me that it was a die drop as well. We were confused as to how the letter A would end up on the obverse where there is no letter A on the coin.   10-22-2009, 10:54 PM   #8 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 530 You need a good photo and then a Photoshop collage showing that it is the same size and font as a letter used somewhere on the coin. It appears a tad small, but I may be wrong...better pics might shed light on it... __________________ Jason Cuvelier CoinGallery - CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   10-22-2009, 11:29 PM   #9 (permalink) CashDude Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 174 There's almost no way a dropped letter can come from the back to the front, but it could go from front to back. I have no idea what it is, but it is very interesting. Is it raised metal or stamped in?   10-22-2009, 11:45 PM   #10 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,742 My Mood: Dropped letters are incuse. So a better picture will help ID this coin. __________________ “Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.” John Wayne   10-23-2009, 05:53 AM   #11 (permalink) weryon Self proclaimed messiah     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada , New-Brunswick Posts: 974 Quote: Originally Posted by coincraze I have to say it could be from the feeder finger .the mark looks to out of shape for a die gouge or a die break or a die chip. Or maybe a possible clash die. we need clearer picsto determine the nature of the image near the T. John Now I have read all 24 of your posts and I am convinced that you're simply posting for the sake of posting , be it nonsense or coin pictures you don't own. I'm not sure what you are trying to do here.... __________________ My collection www.silvercoinworld.com ۩ஜ══════════ஜ۩۞۩ஜ══════════ஜ۩   10-23-2009, 10:26 PM   #12 (permalink) socalgordy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: Weryon, Was that comment for me or someone who left a comment? I'm new to collecting and don't know much about errors. I took the best picture I could with what I have available. The letter is raised but worn. Is it such a bad thing that I'm here looking for other peoples opinions?   10-23-2009, 10:35 PM   #13 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 530 Quote: Originally Posted by socalgordy Weryon, Was that comment for me or someone who left a comment? I'm new to collecting and don't know much about errors. I took the best picture I could with what I have available. The letter is raised but worn. Is it such a bad thing that I'm here looking for other peoples opinions? I believe that Weryon was specifically responding to Coincraze's obnoxious post above. ...So the A, or anomaly as we aren't sure what it is, is raised? That would preclude a dropped letter or any kind of clash. If you could get better pics maybe we can help out. __________________ Jason Cuvelier CoinGallery - CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   10-23-2009, 11:09 PM   #14 (permalink) weryon Self proclaimed messiah     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada , New-Brunswick Posts: 974 Quote: Originally Posted by socalgordy Weryon, Was that comment for me or someone who left a comment? I'm new to collecting and don't know much about errors. I took the best picture I could with what I have available. The letter is raised but worn. Is it such a bad thing that I'm here looking for other peoples opinions? I'm talkingabout coincraze __________________ My collection www.silvercoinworld.com ۩ஜ══════════ஜ۩۞۩ஜ══════════ஜ۩   10-24-2009, 11:41 AM   #15 (permalink) socalgordy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: the picture i have was taken with an intel play qx3 digital microscope. what can i use to get a clearer image?   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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