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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1187056, member: 30400&quot;]Not just the L. The I and B too. If you read LIBERTY backwards you will see that the letters start off strong and get progressively worse as you approach the rim of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is likely a flow issue or a thin planchet where not enough metal reaches the far end of the coin to fill the die recesses. If the planchet were smooth these letters would simply be weak. But they&#039;re not just weak, they&#039;re rough because that planchet wasn&#039;t smooth. Same for Lincoln&#039;s shoulder, a notorious high spot that often shows planchet roughness. It&#039;s one of the first things Lincoln collectors look at when examining strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t show the reverse but it has an awful O in ONE and weakness in the PLU in PLURIBUS. This area of the coin is directly opposite Lincoln&#039;s shoulder. Sometimes the AM in AMERICA suffers because it is opposite the center of Lincoln&#039;s head.</p><p><br /></p><p>TPG&#039;s often forgive these strike issues (PCGS graded this 67RD). But collectors shouldn&#039;t. I&#039;ll replace this cent when I find a nicer one.</p><p>Lance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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