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piercethegrimes Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 1:17 pm I'm curious how this happens, any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2260 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 1:28 pm A piece of the die has chipped off. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 1:28 pm It is a die chip.A piece of the die broke off. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 1:32 pm The 1950's wheat cents suffered this a lot because the mint continued use of the dies after normal retirement. So we see a lot of strange things that happened because of this during that time. As mentioned it is a die chip that show progression. Looking at it you can see it is continuing to expand. (earlier coins struck from this die would show a smaller chipped area) This breakdown is progressive with continued use. Report this Post to the Staff
piercethegrimes Valued Member United States 260 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 2:54 pm that makes sense. if I'm understanding correctly, the the "die" struck too many "planchets" before being retired, so the die was slowly being chipped away? therefore when the die strikes the planchet, the metal from planchet fills where the die is chipped? (i like to use quotes bc it helps me picture the object in my mind hah) Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/05/2016 3:48 pm Very close. Where the piece that broke off the die that is now missing, it leaves an unshaped void that represents how much of the die that has chipped away. Hind of like when a filling falls out of a tooth. It leaves a void and that void on the die is leaving a raised area where the die chipped. Edited by coop 03/05/2016 3:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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