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1995P Lincoln cent with striated lines on the obverse die

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    1995P Lincoln cent with striated lines on the obverse die

    Just finished reading Eric Von Klinger's article in his "Collector's Clearing House" (CW), concerning striated lines found on the Monroe dollar and remembered that John Knabe of Delmar, N. Y. sent me this 1995 Lincoln cent to analysis.



    This die seems to have three sets of striated lines; one protruding from the lower collar edge, one in the collar and one in the field by Lincoln's neck line. While the first two sets, the ones in and around the collar, appear to be similar in spacing and direction taken, thew third set in the field is not similar. The third set is unevenly spaced and tends to be more diagonal from the horizontal plane.



    As to the exact cause, it is a mystery, like the striations seen in the Monroe dollar coin.

    Anyone have an idea of the cause?

    BJ Neff
    Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.
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    When you say the die you are inferring that the master die had these marks somehow on its face correct?,therefore there should be many more Penny's with the same markers right? how did you determine the coin ,while being stamped ,had not a foreign object involved that only happened to this coin?

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      If it were the master die, all 1995P Lincoln cents would have these marks. This is on one working die only and may have happened during the hubbing procedure, which I doubt or the striking procedure, where the die was damaged by an unknown cause.

      I do have two of these coins, so it is not a one time shot.

      BJ Neff
      Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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        I am finding I am very tickled and interested in strange happenings in the mint.I have always been fascinated at the appearance of Penny's and I really enjoy what you Mr. Wavy are researching and pursuing.

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