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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 2807366, member: 81991&quot;]I recently acquired this 1946 LWC.&nbsp; I got it because of the damage I noticed on the coin, and its condition. This coin only has a very few minor bag marks. It still has enough luster that I would place it in the middle of the Red Brown scale. I can see a bit of finning on the edge near the date, as it has a slight&nbsp;&nbsp; Mis-aligned Die Strike on the Obverse. Which tells me this is an uncirculated coin. The “46” of the date is visibly less pronounced then the “19”.</p><p><br /></p><p>The real interesting part is the damage to both sides. This coin was in a pinch situation. The marks on the obverse show it having been hit on both edges and in the middle with a force that was moving in a bottom to top direction. There are marks on Abe’s ear, cheek and eyebrow. On the reverse the marks are contained to the edges only. Again the force was moving in a bottom to top direction. Which dictates that the two forces were working in opposite directions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am certain that the “Pinch” was caused from the Feeding Fingers on a Mint Coin Press. As this coin came out of the Collar of the press it stuck, the collar did not fully deploy into its downward position. Which caused this coin to be pinched between the collar and the feeding fingers that were bringing in the next planchet to be to be struck. And this all happened in a fraction of a second.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you go to Errors-ref.com and look at the master list and go to&nbsp; Part IX. Post-Strike Mint Damage it will fall under the category of Other, [folded, crushed, scraped, bent, etc.] Which indicate to me that coins such as this are not commonly found in the public sector. This coin was made in an era that had multiple people sitting astride conveyor belts searching and picking out the damaged coins. I don’t know if this practice is still employed in today’s mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested in hearing any information anyone might have on coins such as this or the like. And I will try to answer any questions to the best of my ability. Thank you for taking the time to read my description and rambling.[ATTACH=full]656005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]656006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]656007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]656008[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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