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Message:: [QUOTE="jimmy-bones, post: 62120, member: 2794"]The one on the left (covered in green, verdi-something) is slighlty smaller than your normal Lincoln. At first glance I though it might have been shaved, but the edges show no signs of grinding, shaving, etc. Also, the obserse and reverse still have the lip along the rim normally found on most coins.  Then I though it might be one of those shrunken coins, but all the details appear normal in size. The sound when dropped on a table is slighty different, but I think that may be due to the size and not the composition. My only other thought would be that is is struck on a foreign planchet. But how do I tell? What do I have here? Any thoughts? The other Lincoln on the right has what I think is called a lamination error running through the coin from the bottom of Abe's shoulder all the way up to "In" of "In God We Trust".  It's the "In" that made me pull a double-take.  It looks like that piece of the con was chipped or flaked off before going to press, the flake landed on the coin and then was struck. It almost looks like I can pick the flake off as sits above the coins surface.  This one is new to me and I have no idea what this error is (if its an error at all) How it can this occur?[/QUOTE]