1973 D LMC I Think This Is A Die Clash On The Reverse, Is It ? Help Please.

I've never seen anything like it yet. If I saw something like that now I'll know what it is!

Thanks E & V for the that information and the link. Interesting read.

Sorry for the slow response I had to work today.

Now I know what to do with the other two I found with it.

1973 D with a Recurring die subsidence error.

Do you think these are from the same die at different stages or three different dies?

Thanks for the link Coppergold. Just read the responses and Coops pics are right on.

I think perhaps it was improper temperature due to faulty equipment. I can see how several dies could receive the same improper temperature and experience the same result. Just my opinion of course. I can't imagine any other way.

It's hard to say what part of the "temperature equipment" was faulty.it could be something as simple as the master temperature gauge, whatever it was I think it probably produced a consistent improper temperature to affect several dies the same. That could span within a batch, or from batch to batch until caught and corrected. Whether or not the OP's coins are from the same die is of no consequence.

A nice find Carwash.

See coops hierarchy explaining die creation below.



Error-ref references up to 8 working dies showing similar, but slightly different stages of the anomaly. Location is a key factor here.

As coop mentions in the other post "To me, the idea of a working hub that was breaking down makes more sense to me"

Rather than having multiple or 8 working dies having the same issue in the same location seems less likely, than one working hub was effected and transferred the issue to multiple working dies. Thanks, Doug.