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Rest in Peace
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It is damage, not a lamination error. Notice the pattern across the top of 1. It indents matching the disturbance in the field. Looks like a reeded edge coin size of half dollar.  |
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@crazyb0, I saw that too, but looking further up the line--in the vicinity of Lincoln's chin--it appears as though the surface metal has flaked up. Is that likely PMD also?  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am going to stick with my original observation. It is a lamination issue. EDIT: The areas marked with the arrows show how the laminated part is still flaking off the surface of the coin.  Edited by cwb
01/06/2018 10:51 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Claude, if it was a lam, the upper portion of the 1 would be effected, it is not, it was a full strike which would have had some indication if it was a pre or post strike lam.
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Pillar of the Community
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Maybe the original poster could post another picture with a close up of the 1, maybe move the light source so we can get a clearer view of it.
Sometimes it can be very difficult to see details in pictures. It's always easier with the coin in hand. To me, it looks like the 1 is affected.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a reeded edge coin size of half dollar. That doesn't make sense considering how long the affected area is. It's not an impact hit from a reeded coin. Quote:
if it was a lam, the upper portion of the 1 would be effected You may be surprised with how lams behave in fields versus devices. This is a shallow flaw. On the field, it's obvious, but not so much elsewhere. This is definitely a peeled lamination flaw, most likely post-strike. Many times, lamination errors are more clean and consistent than damage. That's my 4 half-cents.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a lamination to me
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My vote is for a LAM also. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's definitely a lamination issue
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New Member
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I can honestly say I had never considered it being a lamination issue, you guys are really helping me understand it a bit more. Thank you! I tried to get some different lighting and angle on the date stamp as requested, not sure if it helps or not but here it is   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You have a filled B in LIBERTY too.
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New Member
United States
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I noticed that as well, any thoughts on how that happened?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The filled 'B' is from the post that would normal mark the center area of the 'B' has broken off the die. Thus no more center of that area. Gone for the life of the die.  The other area is a lamination and should be slightly lighter than a normal coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's not rare to see die chips or breaks in LIBERTY on 1950's cents. Some people collect them, but they don't usually add a lot of premium to the coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree, very common in that decade.  to the CCF! |
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