Die adjustment strike? or Grease?

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neither, just weak strike

 

Severely worn dies.

 

Those dies were worn out when that one was struck.

 

Is this a mint error or just a junk coin?

 

It’s minted from a worn die so really, it’s neither. If I had it, I’d keep as it’s neat and only a cent. It’s a good example.

 

JUNK

 

Thanks

 

Here is a really good read.https://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/

 

Thanks, good read.

 

I'm keeping it.

 

What better way to infiltrate money than take over the cent.
@GDJMSP you have the photo of the fake cents from foreign countries?
Yeah, cents are faked.

 

I took this picture myself. I have the coin. What do you mean?

 

Good choice

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I thought you had a photo of ballistic bags full of counterfeited cents.
This one does look to be struck from worn dies. I was just alluding to the fact that cents have been counterfeited in mass numbers.

 

Hey, Dog, Doug doesn't give likes. Still doesn't want to give away the old school feeling that this forum brings, Knowledge, lies at the top of the list. MR. @Oldhoopster only has your best interest at heart.

 

you have to think of those steel dies striking little pieces of metal.
The "crispness" of the dies details starts getting worn as it strikes more pieces. Continuously.

The objective of regular commerce grade coins is for commerce (not for perfectness in the image struck). This is so the cashier can recognize how much it is worth. 1 cent .. doesn't matter if it is the first strike of a planchet or the millionth .. it's still recognizeable by the cashier as money. Not as a collectable coin (that's what proofs are for by the US MINT).

If you were able to obtain *ALL* the coins from a singular die lifespan you should easily be able to put them in groups of early to late strikes. Just from the die wear and the continuous smooshiness (die cracks, deterioration, etc) of the image over time and see what die maintenance was done by the strike.

If you compare regular coins minting process versus proof coin minting process it is vastly different.
One is designed for Quality and the other is designed for Quantity.