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1920 5 Cents, Indentations?

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 Posted 09/13/2023  10:45 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Enyaw to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was going through some coins my Grandfather left me and I noticed indentations around some of the numbers and letters on this 1920 5 cents coin. Most pronounced on the last A of Canada and the 2 in the date. What would cause this?
1920-5-Cents,-Indentations?
1920-5-Cents,-Indentations?
1920-5-Cents,-Indentations?
1920-5-Cents,-Indentations?
1920-5-Cents,-Indentations?
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 Posted 09/13/2023  11:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like tarnishing to me.
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 Posted 09/14/2023  2:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add okiecoiner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd like to see a transparent overview pic of the obv over the rev ... the marks that you mention may be clashes from his chin and beard. I can't do it on mt computer..
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 Posted 09/14/2023  2:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add denny7000 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's what I thought at first too , a die clash.
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Thanks for the feedback.
It's not a perfect fit but with some rotation and movement down and right it gets close.
Maybe it's just my imagination and tarnish as mentioned?

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Well, I think around the "A" is his beard and the stuff around the date is his collar and ornamentation
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