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New Member
United States
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This is an odd one. I have a hard time making a case for post mint or mintage damage. Sorry I'm a noob! What do you guys think?  If another pic of this would help, please let me know and I'll try my best :). |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8939 Posts |
Looks like PMD, but at least it's a wheat! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
772 Posts |
It actually looks like some sort of Retained Cud to my eyes. |
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Moderator
 United States
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@SOT, it looks to me like the word IN has been damaged, but I wonder if the broader part of the field behind Abe's head and neck is a shallow lam. Could you please post an overall of the front of this coin? Thx.
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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New Member
 United States
44 Posts |
I don't see how it could break and stick post mint but who knows?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Indents into a coin usually mean impact or scratch post mint damage.
The only two cases indent I can think of
are error by delamination from the coin,
and impression by debris between the die and the planchet.
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Moderator
United States
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Ok yes thanks for the overall pic. The area around IN still looks damaged to me. I don't see much of anything from the meandering linear mark from your first pic so that is probably nothing. By the way, is this the actual color of the coin or is it your camera washing out the copper color?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
United States
44 Posts |
Thanks Spence. The camera is distorting the color a little.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks sel. Almost certainly PMD.. just wish I could see how :P. Like the rim mostly ripped off and shifted over the letters and stayed attached just a bit. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like part of the rim tore away and is covering the word IN. You can see where it is still attached. PSD. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It might be damage, but the rim appears to be folded over the devices. Not really thinking it is a lamination though. Maybe the metal was moved. But you have the coin in hand. See if there is any attachment that could be a fold over on that area? Then it might be an lamination. Seems off if it is damage, that it is still there. There maybe a small anchor that I don't see?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It certainly appears to be a lamination flaw in which part of the rim separated and folded over onto the word IN. The rim is noticeably missing metal in the exact area and the upper portions of the letters can still be seen through the added layer of metal. As Spence pointed out, a lamination "fault line" can also be seen below this in the field.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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New Member
United States
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Sounds like I should save in a 2x2 anyway. Little or no premium?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely save in a 2x2. (IMHO) It's a neat find, and I think it most likely a lamination flaw. Happy hunting!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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