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1966 P Dime I Believe A Way Overpolished Die, And What Are The Raised Areas On The Left

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 Posted 03/13/2022  9:55 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add gsp193 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I am going through some dimes and came across this 1966P. It has extremely strong die scratches all over the reverse which makes me think a way over polished die as leaves are polished out and letters on rim are thinned. But the left side as you look at it has raised metal from the leaves through Pluribus and ends between the N and E of One that looks like a die clash but I do not think they line up with the obverse for a clash so I am curious if thats just part of the over polishing or what it is. Thanks in advance for your help.

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 Posted 03/14/2022  12:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just extreme die scratches. There was probably an event called Feeder Fingers Damage that altered the coin. On this design, they are horizontal lines behind the design:
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To rescue this die, they over polish the reverse so much that are become flat on the fields:
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On the newer designs, the profile is not as tall, so this polishing can alter many devices on both sides of the coin because of the die abrasion.
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Thanks coop! I appreciate it!
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Thanks coop! I appreciate it! Great information!
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