I need a little help I can't seem to find this coin anywhere and I'm sure it is out there some where and when all else fails I know there is Great help at this site.
There seems to be part of a 9 or c on the first 9 in the date all else seems fine. Once Again Thanks for the Help
Oldmech61
"Thank you Jon for your research and information! John (stoneman227)'s study linking this to Recurring Die Subsidence Errors looks spot on! Mike Diamond's article shows this anomaly on a 1973D Lincoln cent and he explains that the defect is always found on the left side of the Memorial between columns 1-3, that the outline and height is slightly different from die to die but the location is quite consistent. Mike mentions at least 8 dies being represented and John identified 14 different dies in his study.
Hey Oldmech61! Nice to see you! This coin of yours has a lot of plating blisters, but I think what you're seeing at the 9 is two die chips. Let's see what the guys think!
When I enlarge the first image there appears to be something (die crack?) Extending north off the top anomaly.
So like Viv said a chip from a possible die crack?
Thank you very much enamel and Bob for giving us the answer on this one! Nice to see you going thru rolls again Oldmech61, there's good stuff out there - it just takes us all awhile to find it! Keep us posted!
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