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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 1868428, member: 1859&quot;]I am reasonably confident that this is an authentic error.&nbsp; If the incuse image was pressed into the featureless reverse face of a uniface cent by a normal cent, you&#039;d expect to see the higher-relief parts of Lincoln&#039;s bust to be present.&nbsp; But the ear and hair texture are absent.&nbsp; So I suspect that the brockage-maker was weakly struck as the result of having been struck on a split or rolled-thin planchet.&nbsp; The curved groove that marks the termination of the incuse design on the reverse face is puzzling, but at this point I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a fatal sign.&nbsp; You might want to measure the coin&#039;s diameter at several points to see if it&#039;s expanded or out-of-round.&nbsp; That would be useful only if it was struck fully within the collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see a curvilinear disturbance in the field to the left of Lincoln&#039;s bust, just to the left of his shoulder and just inside the design rim.&nbsp; This could also be an indicator of authenticity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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