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ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 09/10/2016 01:38 am What type of Damage is this ? Normal Damaged coin? Report this Post to the Staff

otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 09/10/2016 11:39 am Looks like mint damage. Someone will know specifics. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 09/10/2016 6:05 pm Looks like a lamination error. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/10/2016 6:38 pm I think it is simply PMD - metal displacement from a severe rim hit. Report this Post to the Staff
ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 05:02 am Well the helmet looks a little squashed, so it may be PMD. Not sure about the golf club looking blob between the F and the Pike. There is definitely looks to be some sort of damage to the top part of the coin where a chunk of the coin is missing, but for it to form like a golf club looking blob? doesn't look like PMD on that bit. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 11:50 am It might be helpful to see the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
ccnz Valued Member New Zealand 54 Posts	Posted 09/11/2016 6:23 pm Obverse - 1879 uk half penny Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16874 Posts	Posted 09/12/2016 12:07 am It's definitely PMD, not a mint error. On a more modern coin, we might call such damage "lawn mower damage". On an ancient coin, we'd call it "trowel damage". Not quite sure what you'd call it on a piece of this vintage, though it's been caused by being hit with some force by a bladed tool. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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