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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 2309702, member: 1859&quot;]While I can&#039;t completely dismiss the notion of a weak strike, the strong design rim and peripheral details argue otherwise.&nbsp; I suspect it is a double-sided grease strike.&nbsp; The vague sunken shape of Lincoln on the reverse face would then be a &quot;greasy ghost&quot;.&nbsp; If grease is of the right viscosity, it tends to flow toward the regions of lowest effective striking pressure.&nbsp; One of those areas is opposite Lincoln&#039;s bust.&nbsp; There are several other caused of centralized, bifacial design weakness.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2011/04/centralized-bifacial-design-weakness-can-have.html#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2011/04/centralized-bifacial-design-weakness-can-have.html#" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2011/04/centralized-bifacial-design-weakness-can-have.html#</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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