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Valued Member
United States
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I have several mint sets that have this thing in them. Does anyone know exactly what this is?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like the top picture is a scratch on the cover. Looks like I can see a shadow from the scratch on the coin inside.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
A piece of packaging? Still sealed?
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Valued Member
 United States
194 Posts |
It's not a scratch on the cover. Honestly it looks like a wire. And yes you can see the shadow which means it is not something embedded in the coin itself. I'm just curious if anyone for sure can tell me what it is. My hypothesis is that it is some kind of wire that is used on the presidential coins I only think that because it's only found on the presidential coins in my sets. I believe I have 3 sets with Presidential dollars that have similar wire or thread looking things on top of the coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anyone know exactly what this is? It looks to me like something that could ruin your coins if you leave it in there with them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It al depends on what it really is. I would probably leave this on in, unless I was wanting to break up the set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5964 Posts |
If you leave it in with the coins then you should store them in a position where it doesn't contact the coins.
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Valued Member
United States
54 Posts |
First one looks like a thread or, as you say, a wire. The second looks as if he was crying as he stuck his head out a car window. Of course, I'm no expert on either - not that I'd admit anyway.
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Valued Member
United States
194 Posts |
Still trying to find out what these are. Has anyone else found these in their sets?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
Are these "attached" to the coin or are then just floating around in the packaging?
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Valued Member
United States
194 Posts |
They do not move but I wouldnt be able to tell if they are attatched for sure without opening them and I don't want to open them.
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Valued Member
United States
194 Posts |
I just recently got a message back from a representative at the US Mint that they think it may have been scratched during packaging. But they dont look like scratches. It looks like a thread or wire?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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First could be a die crack, not sure. Second looks like a die scratch that occurred prior to the laser etching of the die.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with Conder101.The first one looks like a Die Crack. The second one looks like a Die Scratch.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If the two are the same size, then the debris was on that spot. then was laser etched and later fell off and is now floating in the cello/packing.
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Valued Member
United States
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So decided to reexamine these and this first one does not look like a thread like I believed it was all these years... looks more like a scratch? If so how rare is this? This is from 2011 silver proof set.  Edited by thelionwarrior
07/28/2018 10:29 am
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Posted 09/18/2016 10:29 pm
