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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4959933, member: 66"]That is very commonly seen on Memorial cents and is a striking problem caused by the fact that those letters are opposite the lower part of Lincoln's bust which uses up all the available metal. The metal would rather flow into that big open void in the obv die than into the tight spaces of the lettering on the rev die.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin has a dead flat surface appearance with no luster. But it isn't dark and rough. I suspect it has been plated post mint and is NOT struck on a non-plated planchet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 4959933, member: 66"]That is very commonly seen on Memorial cents and is a striking problem caused by the fact that those letters are opposite the lower part of Lincoln's bust which uses up all the available metal. The metal would rather flow into that big open void in the obv die than into the tight spaces of the lettering on the rev die. The OP coin has a dead flat surface appearance with no luster. But it isn't dark and rough. I suspect it has been plated post mint and is NOT struck on a non-plated planchet.[/QUOTE]
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