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Die Clash ??? Red 1970 Lincoln cent

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    Die Clash ??? Red 1970 Lincoln cent

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    Looking at the coin in front of you physically really looks cool. I had trouble getting the camera to focus close enough to really capture the detail, Sorry.
    Moving FWD- I know nothing, if its special or not, its the first one I have ever encountered. I am curious How often does this happen???
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    In my opinion, if those lines are even slightly raised on the normally flat field, it's a die clash.

    So this is a 1970 from Philadelphia ? No mintmark ?

    FYI - IF this coin is in some type of holder, it may be the issue. If the camera is on auto-focus, it will focus on the plastic film or plastic rather than the coin. I don't know if your camera has a manual focus or not.

    Lighting always plays a big factor when taking photos of coins. One time I had the lighting pretty good on a tough coin to photograph and my elbow barely grazed the fabric I had to subdue the lighting. The photo opportunity completely changed. I shook my head and pushed the lights backwards out of frustration. I then looked up at the monitor to see a near perfect photo op I moved slowly and carefully and snapped that photo.

    Newer U.S. Mint technology can prevent die clashes from happening. But, it might still occur when the mint workers are setting up a new set of working dies.

    The website, https://www.maddieclashes.com/ might give you an idea how often something like this happens.
    Gary Kozera
    Website: https://MintErrors.org
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