This Lincoln appears to be brass on OBV & Copper Rev.. Not sure if thats commen or uncommen for these errors.?? I tried different methods to get a good pic, but the scanner seemed to capture the yellow brass tone of the Lincoln best.. Anyhow, this one defenitely stands out in a croud.!

I've seen a few of these. I think its just a bad mix of the alloy. But if one side looks copper, then that's funny.

they are pretty common i have found at least a hundred through the last few years digging through change..

Dutchman
Out of how many Linocolns would you say this coin will show? I ask, because this is the first like it I have found out of the 15-17,000 Lincolns I have searched.. I know thats a relatively "Small Number" in comparison to the massive amount of Lincolns in circulation.! luck of the draw could easily come into play here.. However, I have found many of the "commen errors" 10 fold before finding a single coin of this type.
I included some more pics beside a normal '97 for comparison.. The bottom pic is edited to show the obv & rev of the '98 side by side.. FWIW, both the OBV & REV was scanned @ 600 DBI with no further adjustments made to visual effects.

Thanks,Cherry Picker.

I couldn't find much info on the subject, do you have any helpful links?

This letter was really interesting - http://koinpro.tripod.com/VarietiesUS/MintLetter.jpg
Hold your pointer on the article to enlarge it..

Thanks,CP..

Hum, Guess not..