sdmyers13 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 So I came across a 1978 Eisenhower dollar coin that was stamped w/o the "L" in Liberty making onto the coin. When you look at the front it just says "IBERTY" above his head. Has anyone heard of this? Is this coin worth anything other than a dollar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Hi, welcome to Coinpeople. If you could post a picture of the coin, that'd be most helpful. But in the meantime, I'm assuming that a mint worker cleaning the die that struck your coin got too enthusiastic about his or her job and polished the L right off the face of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmyers13 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 Here's some pictures. Hope these are clear enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 It looks like it might be the result of being struck with a grease filled die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 It looks like it might be the result of being struck with a grease filled die. I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmyers13 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 you'll have to forgive me for not realizing what that means. i don't have any experience with coins, i just saw it at work and thought it was interesting that it was missing a letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Basically, the die (the mold used for stamping the coin), had something, possibly grease, in the area where the L was. Therefore, coins struck from it had a weaker image of the letter "L". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Very nice Ike! Struck through grease filled dies are a fairly common error. The grease filled die is the most common of the struck through errors, but may at times command a premium if it is "interesting" enough to collectors. You may want to spend a bit of time on CONECA's site learning a bit more about errors. Their error glossary can be found here. It would be a good thing to take some time and read through it to learn a bit more about the various types of errors you may encounter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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