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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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From the image I can't tell if it is raised or incuse. I feel it is incuse because there is nothing that would cause to be incuse on the die in the mint process.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dropped letter?   EDIT: Or is it too small to be the 'I' from "IN" Edited by BlueSolo
02/15/2016 6:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Coop, It is raised. Just like a small piece of metal fell off and stuck to his head.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting. It could be a die chip. What is the reverse looking like at the same spot?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You are sure it is secure on the head. (look around the base of the anomaly to see if there is a seam?) If there is no seam it must have been something that damaged the die. (which I feel is unlikely) The head is deep into the die and contact to the die like that would seem impossible. It looks too much like a device, rather than a die crack. Too much like a device than a die chip. so I'm not sure what happened to the die on that one?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Perhaps a touch of acetone to loosen anything that might be holding that piece in place if it's adhered, rather than something that happened at the mint.
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Valued Member
United States
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I was looking at the is there a die crack along the head
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dropped letter? Or number. Seems to me the most likely case. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow...it really does look like a "1". I will be following this post to see the final conclusion..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, me too |
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United States
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It isn't a dropped letter,a dropped letter is always incused not raised.i was looking at the picture and it looked like there might be a die crack if so that could cause it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can not see any lines or die cracks coming off this. It is stuck to the head as if it were pressed into or onto the head. I may have to send this one to the pros at Coneca or Wexler to see what this is.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Mike Diamnond might have an idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have dealt with Mike Ellis in the past so I may send to him.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The object looks to be surrounded by a trough. This could give the impression of a raised object, even when it is actually flush with the surrounding design. If my interpretation is correct, then this would be a struck-in piece of metal (i.e. retained strike-thru).
Error coin writer and researcher.
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