I apologize for the time.. It's 7 PM where I'm at.. Wanted to post right quick.. So it will be on here first thing in the morning.. What is it called when some letters are lighter and bigger than the others?? Die Error?? This is interesting.. TR in trust, BER in Liberty and WE are all fatter.. On the reverse, States of are a much lighter shade.. E PLURIBUS UNUM is fatter.. What is this called.. TY
The enlarged BER and We is very common on many Lincoln Cents. Also, when a die becomes worn it tends to produce thicker lettering. The more wear, the thicker the letters. As for the lighter lettering on the reverse, this is usually caused by a grease (debris) filled die. None of this adds a premium to a coin unless it's very significant.
I agree with thicker due to worn dies, but for the reverse... UNITED, AMERICA and ONE CENT appear to be very strong while STATES OF is very weak...tends to steer me to a weak strike by die wobble...or just more but different deterioration of the reverse die...Spark
There appears to be some ghosting on the reverse. This is always indicative of die deterioration. Ghosting: Progressive Indirect die transfer http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Indirect+die+transfer
The weak strike of STATES and OF is frequently attributed to struck thru grease. Most often it is actually caused by the flow of metal in the deep recesses of President Lincolns jacket found in the obverse (hammer) die. This same issue is the cause of weakly struck ONE CENT found on the reverse of wheat cents, again many times wrongly attributed to struck thru grease. Happy CRH!
As for the "fatter" letters, it is called Die Abrasion. As the dies are polished, the edges of the devises get worn down and allow the metal to be spread out more, hence the gain in size. Others: please correct me if I'm incorrect in this thought.
...this is how we help you learn...no one of us has all the answers, but together...well, e pluribus unum...Spark
