That's an interesting one. I have seen that pattern (under ONE on the reverse) on a smashed rim before. I'm sure somebody here knows
It's hard to imagine how almost half of the rim could be damaged without affecting part of Lincoln. Interesting! Chris
I was looking at the pics for this one again and it occurred to me that if it was put in a vise between the damaged area the damage would be spread across the bust as well. There isn't a scratch on the bust so I don't think the vise theory holds up.
Could it possibly have been broken out of something like this? Sometimes the coin gets cocked a little sideways while being pressed into these tokens. And, BTW, what you are referring to as a "collar" is actually called "the Rim".
They look a lot worse than this coin when they are removed from the encasement. Note the rims. Best to leave them in the holders. IMOHO
The collar is part of the press that holds the rim and prevents expansion beyond the rim... correct? If the collar somehow broke in half it would produce something like this.. no?
The devices are flattened on your coin on "IN GOD" and "ONE" on the reverse. This would not happen if the die made a normal strike. It was altered later on after it left the striking chamber.
Agreed--put between two objects and pressure applied, ie 'vice job'. That distortion couldn't happen in a coining press.
