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durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 11:24 pm Edited by durkastani 09/05/2015 02:52 am Report this Post to the Staff

CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 01:04 am Where are you seeing the error? Report this Post to the Staff
nickytort New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 01:09 am I don't see an error Report this Post to the Staff
durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 02:53 am Everywhere Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 03:26 am Wow! Much better pics, what did you do? Go to photography school? You're going to need an expert, but they have sense enough to be asleep now. lol Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 03:45 am does the edge still have the copper color or is the zinc showing? Can you get a picture of the edge? Almost looks like the coin has damage from being in a bezel. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 05:07 am To me it looks like a deteriorated die, aka a worn die. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 05:07 am I will get those pictures in the morning. The reason it looks that way is my LED flashlight from the side to bring out the ridges. It's a bluish white light. I can see how that might seem like zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 05:14 am If that's glare from your lighting, there isn't a need for edge pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3181 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 08:33 am Extremely worn out die. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 09:14 am LDS Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 12:35 pm Looking at an overlay of a shield cent will help us see that it is Die Deterioration and over polishing of the dies issues. Edited by coop 09/05/2015 12:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
durkastani Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 1:03 pm How does it help us see that? How does it explain the ridge around the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 1:17 pm Quote: How does it help us see that? How does it explain the ridge around the obverse? I may be wrong about this, but I think that coop is trying to point out that what you are seeing cannot be from a die clash. What you are seeing are features of a typical worn out die. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 1:36 pm Also the over polishing removes part of the fields. So when the die deteriorates, then it reduces the height of the devices. Making the ridge you are seeing. The ridge you are seeing above the 4: Does it flatten down with a toothpick? Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2739 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 5:58 pm The circular ridge is also a manifestation of Die Deterioration. It sort of "swallows" the peripheral letters, leaving them thinner than normal. Technically, the die face is retreating to the level of the deepest parts of the letters, where the letter recesses are thinnest. Error coin writer and researcher. Edited by mikediamond 09/06/2015 3:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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