Shield cent question.

I have found a 2017 D cent that the word Liberty gets progressively bigger from left to right. I didn't think this could happen on the new minting process.

 

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Hi there, sorry to break it to you, but the letters are all the same size. There is no possible way the letters would get progressively bigger during the minting process. The easiest way to demonstrate they are (or are not) the same size would be to line a sheet of paper across the top and bottom of the letters. You’ll see that the paper will touch all letters evenly, as they’re all the same size.

@ldhair

 

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Just a Die Deterioration issue.

 

I didn't think it was possible but your probably right. It was late and cocktail hour when I was looking at it! Lol