Oddball question about 1968 cents

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  • seal006
    Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 2330

    #1

    Oddball question about 1968 cents

    Can anyone explain to me why it seems that every 1968 cent seems to have IGWT touching the rim? It almost seems like every single coin is a "slightly MAD" on the obverse side.
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  • onecent1909
    Wrong Design Die Expert
    • Feb 2012
    • 2597

    #2
    i may not have the terms right...but...it is the original galvano or the hubs were pushed outward over time.....by the hubbing process...pushing the letters closer and closer to the edge over time...
    in 69 they were redone...check out the spacing difference between 68 and 69
    see coneca website http://varietyvista.com/Lincoln%20Ce...%20Changes.htm

    or look right here.... http://www.lincolncentresource.net/f...hp/t-4440.html
    "This procedure worked well, for it did save the MINT time. However, due to the repetitive use of the master hub to master die, the obverse design elements spread towards the rim. After some changes to the obverse die to correct the spread, a new galvano was introduced for the obverse die in 1969 (the reverse die had a new galvano for 1959)."
    Last edited by onecent1909; 04-20-2013, 07:04 PM.
    Member: Florida State representative for the ANA, Florida state representative for CONECA, F.U.N. and the Ocala Coin Club

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