Give me your personal grade. Then, find the clash. Then, tell me what that metal is on the T in CENT, which presents like a chip, but why would that deep area in the die chip? Then you can go, lol. Thanks.
I don't see a clash. Die breaks can occur anywhere there happens to be a weakness in the substrate. I'm not familiar with grading Lincoln cents. Those little buggers give me headaches. Chris
Drip? But this error repeats. It's even found on copper cents, although it varies in size and shape. I'll see if I can dig one of the copper ones up. On the clash, that's not the one I'm seeing. My pictures are terrible, but you can make it out. In fact, it's found on quite a few of these 1943s.
That could be a 67 IF it has the luster, but I cannot tell from your pictures. Don't see the clash Zinc In stead of a chip, how about a plating bubble?
It's right up there in that grade, Rusty. The pictures are just bad, that's why Paddy isn't seeing it. They're not showing much beyond just the very clean fields, really. I guess I have to tell you guys where this clash is, as these pictures are kind of marginal, if not, crude. Look along the neck, just under the chin, going straight down to the tie. That's a clash of the leg of the N in CENT. It's not common, but I've see it a lot. I may have a picture of a 1943 I lifted from Heritage in my files showing it, I'll see, as I do want you to see it.
But that's in the flat areas of the shield, right, between the columns? I could see clashing showing there. Let me see if I can round up those pictures I'm owing you guys. After dinner. Tonight is pizza and beer night.
Here's a closeup of the clash on another coin. Sorry about these bad pictures, they really don't show it that well.
Have another beer Eddie they get better looking with each gulp. LOL I see the clash and also see something behind his neck.
I doubt it's a 67, unless it was graded as that by a tpg. They don't give higher than a 66 often with the steelies, from what I remember. As for the clash, I thought it was above the date because something's going on in the field there as far as I can tell
There are far and away more 67 steelies than any other year of wheats. For instance, there are 3,700+ MS67 for 1943-S (PCGS + NGC). That is the "rarest" of the steeies. And, FWIW, there are as many MS68 steelies as there are 68's for all the rest of the wheats combined.
Sheesh, I didn't know that. Those 67 and 68's are quite expensive in comparison right? I remember one time I was searching and only found one 68 for sale on ebay (can't remember if it was for one mint mark or all). Anecdotal evidence I guess
68's go for a pretty penny (pun intended). 67's aren't too bad. About $65 - $100 for NGC and about $80 - $150 for PCGS.
