1918 error penny?

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Andrew8890, Aug 8, 2019.

  1. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

    was wondering if this was a mint error?
     

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  3. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Are we supposed to see anything other than a well-worn penny?
     
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  4. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

    I just seen that line going through his chest and was wondering if it was a lamination error
     
  5. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I see what you are talking about, wait for someone more knowledgeable than me to chime in. Welcome to CT
     
  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    The coin is damaged either way you look at it.
     
  7. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    It's just a dark spot. In lay terms, a lamination is the skin peeling apart. It doesn't look like anything is peeling off there, does it? But that's what you look for in a lam, the surface coming off, or the remnants of it left on the coin.
     
  8. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

     

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  9. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    Did you have a question or are you thinking I’m clairvoyant?
     
  10. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

    lol I was just showing ya and It look like theres letters going thru his head but my microscope sucks
     
  11. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

    there is actually this on right by the rim right in line with his mouth
     

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  12. Andrew8890

    Andrew8890 New Member

    you can kind of see the S by the chip mark in front of his face
     

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  13. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    You are looking too closely
    And you are trying to convince yourself something is there, when there isn't.
    This is a psychological phenomena where since you are searching for an error you are determined to make one out of nothing. More commonly known as pareidolla.
     
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  14. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    @Andrew8890, I see the magnified "S" shape. Will you clarify something? Are you saying that "S" is inside that little rim dent just opposite Lincoln's face?
     
  15. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Just a well worn circulated Cent. No lamination problems just the dark stain going across the front of the coin.
    Welcome to CT.
     
  16. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    A lamination is a flake or a peel.
    This is a beat up 100 year old coin.
    Worth about .10-.15 cents.
     
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