A Lincoln with dentils?

Take a shot at this one.

 

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Creative carving? Perhaps someone in prison had some spare time.

 

HoBo maybe right!
If it were Bu I would say have it graded but its not. but a nice fined !

 

Anything is possible but it can only be seen on a small part of the reverse.
I lost the rest of the image but it's not important. It's worth nothing but it's interesting.

 

As scrooge would say BA HUMBUG

Jazz

 

Ever the optimist, I think you may have something there. More pictures would help. It's not a BIG problem to get a professional opinion.

 

If it was craved by hand, I'd like to see the tools used for that job.

 

It costs money to send the coin to an authenticator or grader so always keep that in mind.

It is not needed in most cases and this one is no exception. The coin was played with after it left the Mint.

Thanks,
Bill

 

May I put this idea out there for thought? Could it have once been an encased coin? As the holder was being struck the coin took on a part of the holder design?

 

ldhair,

I think you may have hit on what happened to the coin! I was leaning towards it being struck on a previously struck Foreign Coin planchet which obliterated all of the original details except the dentils.


Frank

 

Where's good old billzach when you need him.

 

Anyone have an image of an encased coin with dentils around the edge?

 

bone head:
How about a picture of the entire reverse?

 

Compare the cent directly with a Canadian cent of the same year. See if the denticles line up perfectly. It could be post mint damage or it could be something really good. (I had good experience with a dime like this once).

Very best regards,
collect89

 

I'm still thinking this must have been part of something like a lucky coin holder and the dies left this on the cent. It's been a mystery to me for many years. I know I post some strange stuff.

 

here ya go

Jazz

 

It is probably just post mint damage. However, for the good of all mankind I think you should compare it to a Canada cent of the same year. Canada Cents prior to 1965 weighed 3.24 grams & had denticles. The denticles could be the last thing to strike up on the rim of a US cent.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

Well you have me wondering. It a 1952-D and weighs 3.22 on a good scale
I put a different 52 on the scale and it came up at 3.11.

I'm really lost on Canada. Please tell us more Collect89

 

I don't think the dentils are quite the same as on the Canadian Cent, but with the wear on the lincoln, maybe they did start out the same. US coins struck on foreign planchets can be a bit valuable, however, the US Mint never struck Canadian coins that I know of. There may be some other foreign coin with dentils that the US Mint produced. Further checking warranted.

 

Here's an interesting, and long, article on the subject of US coins struck on foreign planchets. Yours isn't on the list, but it could be a new and unique find. You might want to consider getting it certified. Does the rim on yours show any evidence of having been in a metallic holder?

http://minterrornews.com/news-5-13-03-foreigners_in_the_mint.html