Hinkle Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Here's another interesting piece, had to show it . The R in liberty, I'm thinking might be a grease die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 4:32 PM, Hinkle said: The R in liberty, I'm thinking might be a grease die. That's probably correct. Dust, tiny metal fragments and oil combine into a very hard packing material under 70 tons of pressure used to strike cents. This materials collects in small recesses in dies and and last for hundreds or thousands of strikes before falling out or being cleaned out by a press operator/die setter. These are not rare and sell for a few dollars -- maybe $3 for a missing date, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprince1138 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 On some occasions, some areas are literally buffed out. For example, one common area is the Sitting Libery half dollar, where the drapes under the elbow were buffed out and are not visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I would lean towards a "late" grease filled die as that was the only area affected. I would keep this coin as a conversation piece as I am sure there are not too many 1920 LIBEPTY cents around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinkle Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Thanks guys, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
