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<p>[QUOTE="coincollect73, post: 1483592, member: 29592"]Hmm, peculiar. I suppose they could all have been smashed the same exact way. The only other possibility (which I find unlikely) is a dropped letter, which is when dirt, grease, or other debris get trapped in the die lettering and later falls out creating a form of struck through error. While this error may hold a minor premium, I doubt this coin is one of these. First off, the obverse die is usually striking down to the anvil/reverse die, and I don't see how the fallen dirt could fall up to the other die. Even though the mint has changed its minting process in the last decade or so, I think this is a valid point. Then there's the fact that usually the entire letter forms, whereas here only the highest points of the obverse are affected, as opposed to the more incuse area near Lincoln's eye. Then there's the general look, which doesn't look like a strike-through to me, and the fact that this is repeated on multiple coins, which I don't believe occurs with most strike-throughs. Just my cent or two.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coincollect73, post: 1483592, member: 29592"]Hmm, peculiar. I suppose they could all have been smashed the same exact way. The only other possibility (which I find unlikely) is a dropped letter, which is when dirt, grease, or other debris get trapped in the die lettering and later falls out creating a form of struck through error. While this error may hold a minor premium, I doubt this coin is one of these. First off, the obverse die is usually striking down to the anvil/reverse die, and I don't see how the fallen dirt could fall up to the other die. Even though the mint has changed its minting process in the last decade or so, I think this is a valid point. Then there's the fact that usually the entire letter forms, whereas here only the highest points of the obverse are affected, as opposed to the more incuse area near Lincoln's eye. Then there's the general look, which doesn't look like a strike-through to me, and the fact that this is repeated on multiple coins, which I don't believe occurs with most strike-throughs. Just my cent or two.[/QUOTE]
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