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1973 d 1c bowed stairs

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Conder101

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Not sure what you mean by "bowed".  If you mean the missing detail at the bottom cent of the steps, that is from a less than full strike.

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DWLange

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Conder is correct. The bottom of the steps is opposite the deepest part of the obverse die, and the planchet couldn't quite fill both cavities.

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Mohawk

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Agreed.  The stairs are just weakly struck, which is a common occurrence on Lincoln Memorial cents.

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JKK

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2 hours ago, Mohawk said:

Agreed.  The stairs are just weakly struck, which is a common occurrence on Lincoln Memorial cents.

And it might be worthwhile for the OP to know that this is true of Jeff nickels as well, for the same reason.

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1 hour ago, JKK said:

And it might be worthwhile for the OP to know that this is true of Jeff nickels as well, for the same reason.

That's a very good thing to mention JKK. 

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