1964 I think die wear, but just want to be sure

[Sheila ruley]

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Date: 1964

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I think this is die wear, but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. The whole coin, obverse and reverse seem to be spread pretty thick. Including the Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln himself. What do you guys think? Opinions please.

[Sheila ruley]

[hasfam]

Die wear, extreme circulation wear, everything but a doubled die

[VAB2013]

It also looks like it spent some time in a clothes dryer. The dryer coins I have, the devices are real fat and have those rounded edges.

Here's the definition from our Glossary

Dryer Coin: A coin that has been extremely damaged outside of the mint by being repeatedly hit, similar to what would happen to it if it tumbled around in a dryer or similar device. In an actual dryer, the heat would soften the metal increasing the damage.

[Sheila ruley]

Thank you much guys. My eyes have been giving me a fit lately, so I am just trying to make sure that I am not missing anything. I appreciate the help!

[mustbebob]

I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the problem is from circulation wear...not die wear. When they get this bad, it makes it difficult, but 1960s cents with die wear are pretty easy to spot. Being that I can still see space between the rim and the L of LIBERTY and it doesn't 'melt' into the rim, I would say die wear is less of an issue on this coin.

[Petespockets55]

My thought was heat and tumbling from a clothes dryer.

[VAB2013]

My thought was heat and tumbling from a clothes dryer.

Cliff, I thought so too but if it was in the dryer it wasn't in there for very long. I have seen some in much worse shape, the devices all start puffing up and running together... that heat really melts the metal!

[jfines69]

Bob beat me to it... Also I do not see much in the way of die flow lines that would indicate that much die wear from use... Nice images!!!

[VAB2013]

I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the problem is from circulation wear...not die wear. When they get this bad, it makes it difficult, but 1960s cents with die wear are pretty easy to spot. Being that I can still see space between the rim and the L of LIBERTY and it doesn't 'melt' into the rim, I would say die wear is less of an issue on this coin.

Thank you Bob for this explanation about die wear vs. circulation wear so we can recognize the difference. I've seen 60's with the L "melted" into the rim like you said, so now we know that is indicative of die wear!