RLM said wheats!
By all means, post some pics. Some shysters like to press a cent onto another one to fake clashes. Post them in the error forum, someone can tell...
You touched it? My first thought is it was in the room during a scene in "The Exorcist." [IMG]
That's too funny! Someone should invent a folder with a bag shaped flap that covers the face but lets you see the rest of the coin.
The san diego commem is a 1935. The comedy of errors continue..........................:smile
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Or possibly a split planchet, after it was struck.
My opinion is damage. On the reverse you can see where metal from the rim was pushed inward into the field.
You got me looking closer and I think you're right. A pic for comparision. For me it's the slope of the nose in relation to the forehead. The...
Hard to tell from your pic. If it's a die crack the line you see would be raised above the field. It could also be a lamination or just a stain. IDK.
If it's a D mint, it might be this one.http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1998&die_id=1998d1dr002&die_state=eds
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So if you were the owner of this statue, the original one mind you, you would make it nice and shiny too? After all it didn't have the patina when...
Gotta have a three legged buff too.
And the edge.
See if you can get a better close up of the date. My first thought is post mint shenanigans, somebody tooled it.
The fact that the mint stopped minting satin finish coins after 2010. Another reason to take price guides in magazines with a very large grain of...
Here's one suggestion. [IMG] And let it soak for a couple days to make sure it's really,really clean.
+1 I'd be looking for another dealer to get opinions.
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