I found this coin before I began looking for mint errors and kept it because of its great luster, but didn't care to share it because it looked damaged. I recently reexamined it and found that the some of the damage looked to be consistent with die clashing. Note the die chip at 11:30 above the second T in states on the reverse: Closeup of die chip - maybe a struck through fragment or dropped filling? Here you can see a clash mark going through the 1 in the date, doubling and a chip on the first 9 in the date, a crack, clash, or rpm below the D, and missing detail on Lincoln's vest which clashed onto the reverse: Damage on E in IGWT - PMD? More clash marks on obverse, complimentary loss of detail and clashing on reverse. I haven't been able to match this conclusively to an RPM or clash mark listing. It looks like an early state of WRPM-001, but the die stage markers don't list the die clashing or the die chips on my coin. Looking at the pictures hosted at PCGS for WRPM-001 (FS-501), the polishing marks and die wear seem to match to where the clashes on my coin are. Do you think this cent is clashed, and is this a novel variety or stage?
Don't see the die clash, I usually look for Lincoln in the prisoner's bars from the columns. Wait and see what the consensus is.
The obverse mark through the 1 and 9 is consistent with a die clash. http://www.maddieclashes.com/one-cent-overlays/ I’m not seeing anything on the reverse showing a clash but that is not that uncommon. The same obverse and reverse dies may not be married though out their life.
This one is kinda hard to see. They almost polished the the die clash out. You can see the abrasion marks in the fields.
