Tiffibunny Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Anyone heard of a 1940-P Spiked Chin Lincoln? It also looks like it has a phantom MM. I'll get pics up later. Looks like there's some doubling on the date as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 pics added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 nope, haven't heard ofone - but that looks like a strike through - usually I think of the spikes as a die crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacoinman Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Looks like a thin strip of clear(ish) glue to me. I bet you anything if you gently push perpendicular on a high point of the "spike" O bet it'll break free. If that method is considered dangerous, try letting it sit in acetone for a couple hours, I bet it'll soften or disolve completely. And if it is glue, it should turn a more opaquish color after an acetone bath. Let us know what your gonna do. Would like to see if I am right or wrong. But being the lincoln cent nut that I am, no, I have never heard of a "spiked chin" Lincoln Cent. BTW, nice grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Well, I'm certainly not going to try and pick it off. It certainly looks like metal, not clear glue, when you look at it from the side. Either way, it's a nice upgrade for my album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Nice coin Tiff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacoinman Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yes indeed it is a very nice coin! I love early uncs.... as for the possibility of it being glue, I just also noticed that the area around where the "spike" is, that it is discolored a bit (brighter than the average color of the coin). Which further goes to my theory of it being a chemical of some sort (ie glue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Looks to me like lincoln was in to Piercing. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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