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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2365709, member: 15929&quot;]It appears to be nothing more than grease filling of the die in the area of the 8 which, technically, is still there, it simply does not look like an 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grease Filling is a general term used to describe the build up of machine oils and debris which occurs during the minting process. This &quot;stuff&quot; gets pounded into the die crevices under tons and tons of pressure and can distort the die or even make certain devices seem to disappear. Some, as in the case of the 1922 plain Lincoln Cent, actually do disappear.</p><p><br /></p><p>For your particular coin though, the market occurs in high grade examples. Not examples that have visible flaws. The particular flaw you&#039;re referring to is not particularly desireable to even a simple error collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an absolute certainty, what you are seeing is not the result of the die making process which usually commands a high premium but instead is simply the result of the coining process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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