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Can you briefly remove it from the 2x2 and photograph it? both sides, with only One light source from above and to the side to create a gentle shadow to help us see what you see?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My guess it was cut with a very sharp instrument. You can see the valley as well as the peaks that are raised on both sides of the cut. PSD. |
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It's just like pulling a plow across afield. A trench is made, but the displaced dirt has to go somewhere. That's a great way to explain how the damage occurred with a knife, box cuter etc As for the 1952 it's referred to as road rash. Damage |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 totally with coop.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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I'll agree I don't know much about it but it does look like somebody cut Cut it and continue by filling it in. Just my opinion
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin is obviously well worn. How could a worn coin have been cancelled at the mint before production?
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United States
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Ummm, I can't believe I'm having to explain this to someone that claims to collect coins!!! It's called Human error, I don't know if you new this or not but Philadelphia during that time was the only mint allowed to make working dies and then would send them to Denver and Denver would then send them to San Fran now in your head add all the possibilities for human errors to occur. You shouldn't be giving advice until you have some kind of understanding of the die making process and remember 1918 was the year vdb went on the observe shoulder, those 1909 working dies were kept around.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ummm, I can't believe I'm having to explain this to someone that claims to collect coins!!! It's called Human error, I don't know if you new this or not but Philadelphia during that time was the only mint allowed to make working dies and then would send them to Denver and Denver would then send them to San Fran now in your head add all the possibilities for human errors to occur. You shouldn't be giving advice until you have some kind of understanding of the die making process and remember 1918 was the year vdb went on the observe shoulder, those 1909 working dies were kept around. What are you stirring at happening to this die? |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have seen a lot of coins over the years that have been "knifed". When it happens it creates a trench on one side and the metal from that trench raises up above the coins surface. Over time, (and this one has had some time), it will fold over and smooth. I've seen them to the point, it looked like a raised die crack, with no crevice even showing anymore. Probably just a tired, bored, scared, soldier in a foxhole, with nothing else to do. This is simple post strike damage and there is no V.D.B..
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Bedrock of the Community
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SouthernChange, how would you explain that several raised segments of this clearly scored "X" on the reverse have already fallen off the planchet? The evidence of the indented scrapes are clear.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sound's like you have a unique coin on your hands. Perhaps you should submit it to PCGS to see what they say. If you do, and can show us the graded slab, we'll gladly pay for your grading fees. Please share your findings with us. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It would be really a human error if the Mint decided to do two cancel dies for just one cent. This is done intentionally from someone having too much time.
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