1952 Wheat

Does anyone know why there is an extra hairline on Lincoln's head here?

 

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Are you talking about that scratch on his head? If so it's just post mint damage

 

it's not a scratch.. the picture is bad. There is actual more hair minted on his head. I will try to post a better picture and you can see it clearly is additional copper shaped like hair.

 

Do you have a larger picture ?
rzage

 

here's a different picture

 

I have no larger picture yet.

 

Another Pic

 

All of your pictures are just so small. Its hard to atribute with a picture that is as small as the coin.

 

Those pix are too small to make anything out. It just looks like a scratch to me.

 

So I take it this is unfamiliar to anyone? I will get a bigger picture soon and post it. I just wanted to see if anyone has seen anything like it for now.. I just joined here and have been collecting error pennies the last year and have alot I am curious about...

 

It could be a crack in the lamination or cracked skull.

http://www.wscoin.com/Info/CollectingLincolnCents.htm

 

It's a die crack i zoomed in 400 times the size.A cracked skull very common in the fifty coins
JC

 

Another Picture

here's another angle

 

Looks like a die crack...
But your pictures are still way to small

 

Thanks RockDude

Thanks for the link to that web site dude. I have been home recovering from a disability and for the last year , once and sometimes twice a week I purchased ten dollars worth of pennies and sat home and searched them. I have hundreds of errors and I will post some interesting ones I have found.

 

I'lkl work on that.

 

I also have a 1941 penny that has the letter T embeded in the side of lincoln's cheek. at least it looks like the letter T.

 

If you have a coin like that it is called a dropped letter error, and can be worth a nice premium please post a pic of it to be sure it;s a T and a dropped letter.
JC

 

1941 Possible dropped T

Here is a picture.. sorry it isn't real clear.. I'll buy a better camera soon.
The T is sticking out of his Jaw Line.

 

Another Angle

The T is below the ear on the jaw line.