2022-P Lincoln Shield Cent "Die Rings"????

[Lynn Morace]

2022-P Lincoln Shield Cent "Die Rings"???? what cause these possible die rings?

[occnumis2021]

interesting lines in the field. i really have nothing substantive to offer but will say i would lean towards the die(s) having struck some foreign hard object prior to this coin, how many i can't say and it made who knows how many coins with these in varying stages.

they don't look like they are related to polishing of the die(s).

i was going to dismiss the neck/beard dots but they do seem to be in-line with the gouges in the field.

neat find.

[MintErrors]

In My opinion, it sort of looks like this:

https://www.error-ref.com/die-rings-tiny-rings-semicircles-crescents-and-spirals/

[Petespockets55]

Interesting. I wonder if these might be a type of zinc blister.

Where whatever might cause the copper to lift/separate from the zinc core was applied in a somewhat uniform manner. One of the raised bumps in the beard seems to have a black dot, indicative of a blister. (Or maybe it's just a stain?).

Really nice images. You captured the anomaly very well.

[occnumis2021]

thanks for the link M.E.

even though they are circles, they remind me of how the mint used "dots" in the center of coins, capped halves, large cents etc.

seems finding the center of something hasn't gone out of style just yet. lol