2007 Lincoln Cent, Broken N in Cent

[Lady_K_Seeker]

You can see the upper left corner of the N in CENT floating where it has been somewhat separated from the rest of the letter.

Two things make me think it's not PMD: the neat corner on the broken letter (where the red arrow is pointing) and the lack of damage in the area immediately outside of the letter.

I've used an overlay with a different coin to verify that the floating corner is in the usual spot (not pictured). The only issue is the break.

I've heard that grease globs can get caught in the die and cause differences in the coin's appearance - is that likely what happened here? Or is it something else?

[onecent1909]

With out better pics or an in hand examine, I would just generally go with PMD. however if the field adjacent to the area in question shows No marks then I would say Strike Through. this would be my 1 and 2 guess on this.

[MintErrors]

You can see the upper left corner of the N in CENT floating where it has been somewhat separated from the rest of the letter.

Two things make me think it's not PMD: the neat corner on the broken letter (where the red arrow is pointing) and the lack of damage in the area immediately outside of the letter.

I've used an overlay with a different coin to verify that the floating corner is in the usual spot (not pictured). The only issue is the break.

I've heard that grease globs can get caught in the die and cause differences in the coin's appearance - is that likely what happened here? Or is it something else?

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Is that area Northwest of the N raised ?
Sure, die chips and fragments can build up over time. The Lincoln cent working dies can strike close to 1 million cents or more over its lifetime. Debris, grease and other things can affect the strike.

There appears to be something going on with the E as well. This may not be PMD, but it might have happened during the striking of the coin. It could be some sort of mechanical doubling that occurred when something might have gone wrong with the striking of this, and other coins. There are literally hundreds of different things that could go wrong during the minting process, and it's very difficult to know every possibility and potential impact.

Looking at UNUM on the reverse, it that a potential zinc bubble under the U ? There appears to be something risen Southwest of the AM in AMERICA as well.

I personally do not have the time to dissect this one as I type. What we have on the photos is a potential fragment that was struck onto the coin. Some of thedebris that was attempting to clog the letter N gets free, and it may have landed on the field during the strike. There is no evidence of a damaged die, or die chip. There is very limited data to suggest its mechanical or worthless doubling. Normally, more than one small area is affected.

Anything that requires a magnification of more than 10x power can be considered minor.

What ever caused this, the end product in my opinion, is pretty minor. In other words, I do not believe it's going to make headlines, or fill up coffers.

[Lady_K_Seeker]

Ok. (I wasn't expecting to make headlines or money with this coin, though. I'm just trying to learn...)

[MintErrors]

The web site below can offer a lot of educational information for this and other finds. I hope you find it informative. Happy coin hunting.

https://www.error-ref.com/index-of-entries/

[Lady_K_Seeker]

Thank you! I will check it out.