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Weight appears to be correct.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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No doubt it is just damage of some sort but trying to figure out how. Can you give us one of those nice clear closeups of the obverse, like you did of the reverse, where I've circled?  -makecents-
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Not quite what I was looking for but good enough. The reverse is all messed up, flattened out and possibly has a curvature to the coin. Does it roll when you have it with the reverse facing up? I think there was something soft, like leather, on the obverse side and something rolled or smashed into the reverse. It looks like something was rolled across the reverse that raised the area in question to some extent, no extra metal, just misplaced, raising it up, slightly.
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Not really sure what caused it but it is can't be an error so the alternative PMD |
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Just when you thought you haver seen everything to see - this coin pops up and tosses it all out the window.
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Agreed PMD. Today I had an epiphany it's apparent that most of my "Odd Look" rolls are likely to land in one of three categories; PMD, Lamination or Die Crack. I have 11+ tubes to thumb through so thank you for your patients and expertise and I do apologize if I seem to be a bit short with folks. Rest assured I'm not intentionally posting fakes, just trying to learn how to spot them. Somegoodcents disapproves of any counterfeits or scammers. |
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SomeGoodCents, have you tried an acetone soak? Also, have you tried prying it off with a soft plastic item?
It really is a bizarre looking coin.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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No I haven't tried anything, not even a lite Q-tip rub with grapeseed oil. It's as I originally found it, but surly someone did something along the way. I tend to agree with -makecents- explanation.
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Looking at it again, I can see the F from OF. This wasn't added to, that circle is part of the coin. Still don't have an answer. There should be damage to the obverse, but there isn't any. I'm down to the three words men never say " I don't know".
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Cannot be a mint-made event, therefore PMD of some sort. Edited by Coinfrog
03/01/2023 7:31 pm
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Quote:Quote:
Looking at it again, I can see the F from OF. This wasn't added to, that circle is part of the coin. Still don't have an answer. There should be damage to the obverse, but there isn't any. I'm down to the three words men never say " I don't know". Quote:
Not quite what I was looking for but good enough. The reverse is all messed up, flattened out and possibly has a curvature to the coin. Does it roll when you have it with the reverse facing up? I think there was something soft, like leather, on the obverse side and something rolled or smashed into the reverse. It looks like something was rolled across the reverse that raised the area in question to some extent, no extra metal, just misplaced, raising it up, slightly. -makecents-
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This was obviously part of the coin since it was minted. Hence it can not be POST mint damage. It was probably a damaged die of some sort that was caught before it produced many impressions.
I had a jeff nickel that had the same type of damage. I'm an engineer and another engineer at my lab who was also a coin collector got into an arguement. We cut it apart in the lab and it was homogenous from the top of the feature to the other side.
Shrugs....if it is homogenous then it has to be a die error. A circular void in the die.
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This apparent extra blob of cooper is still fascinating to me. No real explanation of correct weight leaves me completely satisfied. I suppose this is a coin that will be left for my family tree to decide.
Edited by SomeGoodCents
03/04/2023 9:41 pm
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