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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rick Stachowski, post: 3277048, member: 42872&quot;]<i><b>Section 4:</b></i> Working hub. Again, these are common and hold no premium.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Channeling (Trenching):</b> On many Lincoln cents from the 1920s to the 1950s, we see an <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-i/#Incuse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-i/#Incuse" rel="nofollow">incuse</a> “channel” surrounding parts or all of Lincoln’s <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-b/#Bust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-b/#Bust" rel="nofollow">bust</a>. It is believed that many <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-w/#Working%20Hub" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-w/#Working%20Hub" rel="nofollow">working hubs</a> had this channel engraved around the bust, possibly in an effort to prolong the life of the working hub, or to sharpen the profile, although we are not certain of the reason. Once believed to be a <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-m/#Master%20Die" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-m/#Master%20Die" rel="nofollow">master die</a> issue, it is now more commonly believed to have been done on individual working hubs, as it shows inconsistently on coins within a given year.</p><p><a href="http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MDO1943trench_zps13df464f.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MDO1943trench_zps13df464f.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MDO1943trench_zps13df464f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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