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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a flawed planchet that split after strike. Notice the striated surface where a piece chipped out.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe it is a Cud. If you look carefully at the first pic you can see the way the light reflects from Lincoln's bust, especially around the nose area because it is a raised device. The light reflects off of the Cud the same way because it is raised. |
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Forum Dad
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Use your scope as intended, with the SD card. Cell phone pics of the screen are a step backward.
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Moderator
United States
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 to the CCF Quote:
Looks like a flawed planchet that split after strike. Folks, this is a 1985 cent made from a zinc core with a very thin copper layer. It is impossible for it to be anything that is deeply incuse into the coin without exposing the zinc core. If this is truly an incuse feature then some other mechanism is responsible for hiding the zinc core. In that case, I would then call it PMD. Edited by nickelsearcher
05/29/2025 06:33 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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If it was a defective blank, it would still have the copper coating.
The fact that it shows a rim indicates that it has gone
through the upsetting mill and has been struck afterwards.
I don't see how if it was damage, the rim would be unaffected.
Just my theory.
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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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OP stated that it is INCUSE - Cuds are raised above the rim. It could be a defective planchet zinc planchet that later got its copper plating, then struck.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:OP stated that it is INCUSE - Cuds are raised above the rim. The OP is incorrect. The link that snafu0571 offered up several hours ago takes you directly to the correct Cud listing. The pics were a little tough to work with as one was at an angle, but did the best I could to show Cud location and mint mark location. The OP's on the left, the listed Cud on the right.   -makecents-
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It makes it difficult to tell when looking at the monitor pictures. My guess will also be a flowed planchet before strike.
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United States
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to the Community! In the future, please do not post photos of scope screens. Use the memory card or a USB cable to transfer images. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Now with the side by sides, I agree that it's a Cud. Nice find.  Errers and Varietys.
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