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Hahah. He was my inspiration for saying that.
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A die chip rises above the devices. A lamination removes surface from the devices. It is raised and is a die chip.
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It looks incuse to me but pictures can play funny tricks on our eyes. Either way you have an answer if it is incuse and material is missing then its lamination and if it raised it is a die chip.
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Laminations tend to fun in straight lines. (not always though) But die cracks/chips/breaks are irregular. Here is what they look like from the side of the coin:  Edited by coop
10/01/2015 10:48 am
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Wow. I have the coin in hand, but was only looking at the picture I took. It sure looked incuse, but I took it out this morning, and it is a die chip! Pictures and lighting can really trick the eye. After seeing it I went back to the picture, and my mind interprets it correctly now. :)
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I like these die chips ... on another note, what's the date/mint?
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1952, Philadelphia   |
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I hate how pictures do that thats why I commented the way I did. It will play tricks on your eyes I've been staring at it for the last 10 min trying to see it as a raised die chip and couldnt get it to. Then I looked away at my dog and looked back and there it was a raised die chip hahaha
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I have the same problem. For some reason Coop always knows. Maybe he has the ability to rotate the coin?
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I always try to rotate my phone when looking at coin pictures...hasn't worked for me yet!
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If it ever does you're probably in trouble. It is funny though, I can look at it and it looks incuse, then I look again, it's raised. It is what it is depending on which time I'm looking at it (almost).
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Events happen commonly on some years dies. The over use of the 50's Wheat cent dies show the same thing over and over. The weakening of the outsides of the devices towards the rim. The die cracks on the head. The die cracks on the wheat ears. The die chips on the wheat lines and grains. Retain Cuds on the reverse. The die chip on the wheat "T" on CENT. The Die Deterioration on the Zincolns obverses. The die chips on the 12th column on the memorial cents. The die cracks on the tops of the shield cents. Damaged punches on the mint marks. Coin wear and flattening on the circulated wheat cents. Knowing the master die doubling on certain years of cents. Know what the design that is passed on from the master die to the hubs on certain years/decades also helps. What to look for on error coins to ID them. What is common die wear on coins struck with advanced age of dies. All these happen over and over so I remember these as a "heads up" when searching coins. |
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