ADC-1c-1960D(SD)-15

This tilted die clash, found on a 1960D small date Lincoln cent shows different clash marks on both the obverse and reverse dies. The overlay indicates the relative position of the dies to each other when they clashed.

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A slight clash mark can be seen protruding from Lincoln’s jacket lapel.

An old die clash presumably left the faded remnants of a “bar” through the word STATES.

The first picture  above shows the actual clash mark left by the top of Lincoln’s head. The second picture shows the position of the obverse die when it clashed with the reverse die.

 

The mintmark shows a split lower serif indicating that it is a RPM. The T of CENT has a die chip.