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SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 12/23/2012 11:27 pm I recently cracked a roll of the 2000 Harmony 25-cents, and this single coin caught my attention. Any ideas what is going on with her nose? This is definitely not supposed to be like this, and since this feature is only on the nose (i.e., the devices), it cannot be a die clash. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff

papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 12:40 am I think it looks like cosmetic surgery Report this Post to the Staff
errorone2012 Valued Member Canada 334 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 08:39 am It might be a die chip . A little piece of die broke away in that area . Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 08:41 am Its called the Pinochio effect.. the lies are showing through Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 09:27 am Do die chips commonly occur within the devices? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
castor Valued Member Canada 306 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 10:02 am Hello SPP-Ottawa Have you considered that the chromium layer can be left (wear) at this place on the working die? Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 12/24/2012 10:44 am I have several nickel dollars with the chrome die plating flaked off (like a mortar set), the edges are usually ragged, and there is never this much relief with that type of error. Look in the 67th Charlton, in the nickel dollar variety section, for 1986. So far, the best I can think of is a piece of scrap nickel fell on the die, and into the nose area of the die (remember the devices are incuse on the die). Then, a regular planchet enters the striking chamber and the coin is struck with extra metal attached. If it was a die chip or something, then I should have more than one in a mint box... If that is not what happened, then the mystery continues... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Edited by SPP-Ottawa 12/24/2012 10:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 12:54 pm On the 5c of the 2000 - 2009 range there is a lot of extra metal that shows up, usually on the letters but sometimes on the queen's chin, in varying amounts. I always though it was just a plating irregularity, as it's fairly common. Could this be something similar? Report this Post to the Staff
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