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1995 1 Cent - What Is It Called When The Letters Sink Towards The Rim?

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just curios if there was a name for this?

as the coin approaches the rim, it is thicker and envelops the letters.
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it is a Die Deterioration thing going on - sometimes a Ridge Ring forms (which is also Die Deterioration).
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"Xtra, Xtra, read all about it"...............https://goccf.com/t/323932

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Agree--die deterioration is in play.
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I agree as well.
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