1995 lincoln like no other

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by steve.e, Oct 10, 2016.

  1. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    Wire brush marks in the fields and not on the devices. IMAG0280_1.jpg IMAG0275_1.jpg IMAG0266.jpg IMAG0276.jpg
     
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  3. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I think they call that feeder finger damage. Cool coin.
     
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  4. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    If the lines are raised, those are die polish lines on the reverse.

    The easiest way to understand this is to look at how the coin is manufactured. On a coin die, the devices are sunk into the die and the fields are flat. If you were to run a wire brush over the top of the die, it would brush just the fields and not the devices.That's why the lines disappear under the Lincoln Memorial, and the letters.
     
  5. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    There is a quarter in the C.P.G. It states it could be a remnant of a lapped die , what ever that means.
     
  6. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    If I am not mistaken, lapping is a process used to polish metal.
     
  7. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

     
  8. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

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  9. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
     
  10. desertgem

    desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor Supporter

    If it was lapping , I would hate to see what grinding would do. As a facetor, I use laps charged with diamond grit to smooth and polish the surfaces, I assume for metal working it would be the same. I think the working die that produced the cent was ground down or partially destroyed, but someone accidentally ( or more likely on purpose} pressed it with a transfer reverse die and then struck a few coins for fun and profit.
     
  11. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

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  12. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    Found it in change no profit from me. lol
     
  13. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    No problem. I have seen several like that. Mostly quarter's. Your's is the most dramatic I've seen on a cent.
     
  14. Get Real

    Get Real Active Member

    Lapping in metal works is used to flatten, level or polish a surface which is either done by hand or by machine. When done by hand the micro-scratches would typically be in a circular direction and more than likely the same by a machine. In order to "Polish" anything you would want to have circular motions to keep from have any repeating patterns which would be counterproductive in the objective. On this coin those lines are not due to lapping or polishing. The lines appear to be fairly deep and they are very straight and uniform. This would have been caused by either being pressed into the die or a one time grazing contact with something else.

    Really Cool Coin Though!
     
  15. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I agree. I've lapped a lot of valves to get them to seat properly in cylinder heads.
     
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  16. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    These aren't un common I see them regularly. The thing that sets yours apart, is the area of damage. and the grade of the cent.
     
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