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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes I agree the reverse is normal which it wouldnt be if it were a capped die was what I was saying....  I'm thinking its gotta be Struck Through Grease, no idea why it looks like that tho less its PSD along with it Edited by Slamnbass
07/26/2016 11:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was struck through a deteriorating die cap. It is wearing thin at this point, thus the detail from the obverse die is showing through.
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Valued Member
Canada
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nice but can't find that up in Canada anymore unless you buy from a dealer on ebay |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! Thanks, everyone, for the very helpful comments. I learn much here. I am grateful!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Beautiful find. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a head scratcher for me, my guess is a deteriorated die cap. At first I thought it was a Greaser but the obverse surface texture is odd. I can tell it's a zinc, can you see the last digit in the date? Hope that Mike Diamond will chime in. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am like the rest; that texture is seemingly unique. My specimen and other specimens I've seen have smooth, wavy surfaces. The crinkles on this one make it different.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! I made one of coop's awesome slides for the first time!
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is what happens when you post great images that I don't have on file yet.  Edited by coop
07/28/2016 12:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coop, you do mean struck-thru a deteriorating die cap right? Can't be a die cap itself wouldn't look like this correct?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Correct. Struck through a deteriorating die cap. I can fix that. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
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As others have surmised, this cent was struck through a late-stage die cap. The custard-like texture is not particularly unusual among zinc cents.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Posted 07/26/2016 11:29 pm
