Hinkle Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Another rotated die, not sure if this would qualify as grease die or just plan out worn, through circulation. Really hard to tell on the older wheaties. Pic's before going into 2x2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) Some of the Lincoln Wheats, in the 20's especially, had weak reverse strikes. Most notably the 1922 no D even has its own designations for strong strike and weak strike for the reverse. This is possibly a weakly struck reverse combined with some circulation wear. We can see what some others think but that is my assessment of this coin. Edited November 26, 2023 by powermad5000 Mike Meenderink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Meenderink Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) Yes weak strike and a severely worn anvil (reverse) die. The die was loose in the hub and it slowly rotated and possibly tilted as it wore out. See below for map of all late stage die erosion evidence.... with possibly a smidgeon of grease strike through hell why not.... . Edited November 27, 2023 by Mike Meenderink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dprince1138 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Just FYI, there are more than 2,000 matches for "rotated die" on ebay. Seems like a grease strike. Although, I do know of at least one die variety with a buff out, which is a very specific structure and that N seems to be completely gone. Perhasp grease weak and buffed out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
