Whats going on with this???

[bajablu]

 

Its a 1951-D Lincoln. I pulled it from a roll.

 

 

Any help is very much appreciated...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WoodenJefferson]

Ya’ll come up with the weirdest things?

[bajablu]

This one is stumping me big time. I have never seen anything like it on a Lincoln before.

 

 

 

Im really curious about this.

[rrantique]

Looks like a 51-D to me.

[bajablu]

Yup. Sorry wrong date there.

[Just Bob]

Looks like somebody sneezed on it.

[DC Dawg]

It looks like the collar broke on that side and the area you see is beyond the edge of the die.

 

That's my guess.

 

Scott

[Just Bob]

It does look odd with the "denticles," doesn't it?

[Conder101]

I'll bet if you look at the edge of the coin it will have a slight "cupped" appearance. My bet is this a cent removed from a good luck encasement. To make the encasements they put the cent into a blank aluminum ring and strike the ring with a set of dies. Often the die will "tag" the rim of th cent and leave some of the design there.

[bajablu]

Hummmmmmmm, I am looking at the edge of the coin and the edge looks normal. (The edge, not the rim.) I had thought of this situation but am leaning towards something else. The only reason I would not think it happened this way is because I know where the coin came from. It is from a roll from my dad. Im not 100% sure of anything about this coin other than the fact that it was originally from my dad. This one is stumping me big time.

[cpm9ball]

It looks like the collar broke on that side and the area you see is beyond the edge of the die.

 

That's my guess.

 

Scott

 

Scott, if the collar broke, wouldn't it have some effect on both sides of the coin? I assume that the reverse is the hammer die. Isn't it possible that the die began to deteriorate along the rim?

 

Chris

[ldhair]

This one is a 52-D.

[bajablu]

Is the front rim similiar to the one I have pictured? That does look alot like the reverse on mine.

[ldhair]

It looks normal on mine but it's well worn.

[DWLange]

I believe Conder101 had it right. This was a "lucky penny" encasement.

[jgrinz]

I'll bet if you look at the edge of the coin it will have a slight "cupped" appearance. My bet is this a cent removed from a good luck encasement. To make the encasements they put the cent into a blank aluminum ring and strike the ring with a set of dies. Often the die will "tag" the rim of th cent and leave some of the design there.

 

I believe this man is edging on Brilliance with his knowledge of coins/collecting.

Everytime he posts I have to say - wow he is right - and then think - How the hell does he know this stuff (thumbs u

 

Thanks for being here man your knowledge is a great resource