1918 Lincoln "Die Crack or Some Type of Lamination"

A large ragged ridged linear "Die Crack or Some Type of Lamination" running north to south on both sides. I don't see any evidence of peeling. Although, it could have been worn down/off years ago. "Both sides of the coin", left of the anomaly is distinctively thinner or flattened then the right side of the anomaly. A distinctive ridge line on both sides. I've been looking, I just don't see any good examples of this out there. I see a lot of examples of die cracks and lamination but nothing that looks like this.

 

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Hard to tell for sure sometimes with coins with that much wear but I think it's probably a lamination.

 

A die crack would be raised from the surface and probably would have worn away by the looks of the wear on your coin. And would a lamination problem be on both sides of the coin? This looks like some kind of post mint damage.

 

well worn lamination...

 

Good question: Can lamination occur on both sides?

 

yes

 

This looks like some kind of post mint damage. I'm not to sure Markus. I'm still looking for other examples.

 

Definitely a lamination error, or properly named "delamination"

(Edit: or old partial acid dip)

Here are some examples of some lamination errors I own to help you see that it can happen to almost any coin.

 

Thanks for that! Your penny also looks like improper alloy mix.

 

Indeed it is, Woody on both sides and a long delamination/lamination error on the reverse.

 

I wonder what the record is for the number of errors in "one" coin?

 

Hi TJ
Like it was stated.. Die Crack would be raised. A Die Crack is on the Die itself not on the planchet so when the Die strikes the blank the metal flows into the crack on the Die. I say Lamination.

 

No need to put quotation marks " " on the word one

I have seen coins with about 3 different errors on it. If I find the picture I will share.

 

Thanks for that paddy. Yes, I understand what you're saying. Lamination would make the most sense. As you look at the coins I posted, the "entire" right side of the lamination line is "higher/raised" from the left side. I can only describe it as "plateau like" on the obverse (right side) and reverse (right side) of the coin. In your travels, have you ever seen a similar strike?

 

I'm really leaning towards a half way acid dip. That would explain why the line appears "higher" than the other side. That, or the laminated piece fell off years ago and it got worn down later.

 

Hmmmm, half way acid dip. I don't know.

If only these coin of ours could talk. The places they've been, the things they've seen and heard.....

 

My reasoning behind suggesting the acid dipping is that both of the recessed sides are much cleaner than the other.

 

Yes, that's a good point. I hadn't looked at it like that before. It is odd that the left sides are both much cleaner then the right sides. But you say acid dip. Who or for what reason would that have happen? You're talking environmental damage or intentional PMD? A lot of good people here are suggesting lamination.

 

It very well could be lamination, but the discoloration makes me wonder why half of it is one way and the other half another. It makes me think that the change happened long after it was struck and perhaps the coin looked entirely like the "dirty" side was and then down the road something changed on the other half and cleaned it up. Acid would be my best guess. It'd still preserve the way the coin looked but reduce the amount of metal on the coin. I have a coin that it reminds me of that I've shown recently but will repost for good measure.

 

I have a feeling the lamination distorted the coin and how it was handled, leading to the uneven finish. The reverse looks as if it could be a delamination worn by circulation.