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Show LINCOLN CENT 1 PIECE IS ONLY PARTLY STAMPED A Lineoln cent piece with the impression but half stamped on the coin. Is one of the novel pos- sessions of Earl Read, of J G-Read G-Read & Bros. The coin apparently was not firmly seated under the stamping machine and the die struck about half way. Only the lower portion j of the d-i-n was stamp' d on the coin, the rest of the coin remnin-' remnin-' ing blank Aecordlnp to banking men it is i I rarely that an imperfect coin gels 1 int.. circulation, as a rigid in- j spectlon is maintained to prevent such a coin leaving the mint. |