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Hamilton? I think you mean to say Jefferson. All I see on this coin is hit marks and coin roller machine marks. derp. yup, I guess I have hamiton on the brain. lol. thanks... the arc is raised, not incuse. I posted addition pics of other coins with identical defects. |
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When you hand type the command for quoting, you don't need the slash (/) in the opening command just type [quote] to start it then the slash in the last command to end it.. i know... is there another way to quote? in most forums you can just highlight the text and click the quote button. [EDIT]: found it. you have to make a full reply rather than a quick reply... Edited by shathe
02/14/2023 8:46 pm
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So the marks are raised, which means that the issue lies with the die that struck these coins. That looks like a rim to almost rim die crack. (Future Cud, if you will) And since you only highlighted the marks on the chest and under the date. I'll assume that you are not inquiring about the 3 curved marks on the first coin (the marks in the hair, above the ear and below the ear) on the left side of the coin could be, as I stated earlier, coin rolling marks. Edited by Dearborn
02/14/2023 9:08 pm
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When you hand type the command for quoting, you don't need the slash (/) in the opening command just type [quote] to start it then the slash in the last command to end it.. yeah, sorry, I call it the " Ring of Death". I thought you were talking about the actual 'error' and I didn't see how that would work. all of the other stuff is PMD, bag marks, etc. Edited by shathe
02/14/2023 9:10 pm
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These all look like the same die crack to me. Nice finds!
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Glad you posted better pictures, now I see what you are seeing.
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I can see it now with the additional photos - looks like a die crack to my eyes.
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These all look like the same die crack to me. Nice finds!  |
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I can see it now with the additional photos - looks like a die crack to my eyes. have you ever seen one that wide? all of ones I've seen are as narrow as a hair. this one is kinda different. I wonder if the obverse die maybe hit something earlier and then punched out a bunch of coins. Quote:
These all look like the same die crack to me. Nice finds! thanks and thanks. it must be pretty common because I got twelve of them in new rolls. if the die does break off, a Cud that big would be great to find! Edited by shathe
02/15/2023 2:41 pm
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has the general appearance of a clash mark, but there's nothing on the reverse that lines up to make such a clash
if that's a die crack. I'd expect to be visible on the date, but the pics make it seem the anomaly is visible only in the field around the date
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How does the anomaly line up with the curve of a nickel? By which I mean, since the anomaly is arc shaped does it match the arc shape of a nickel?
It looks more to me like a dent in the die, perhaps from another die bumping it slightly, as opposed to a die crack.
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I have a half dollar with 2 similar arcs on it that fit the diameter of a half dollar perfectly. |
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Don't think it's a die crack. Looks more like some kind of damage to the die like the polisher got away from someone at the mint.
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How does the anomaly line up with the curve of a nickel? By which I mean, since the anomaly is arc shaped does it match the arc shape of a nickel? that was my thought initially. like maybe a previous planchet might have not been fully/properly seated, or maybe a partial/damaged planchet damaged the die previously, but it kind of ends at the '2' and there is no damage to the reverse, so I thought maybe not. maybe it's strikethough damage to the die and there's a nickle out there somewhere with a key ring embedded in it... :p actually, I've looked at that more closely and it seems to line up, which means it would also line up with the die, and since the obverse/reverse dies aren't a fixed set, even if both dies were damaged, they could have just forgotten to replace the obverse die. or maybe it was just a friday... "eh, good enough... let's go get a beer." Edited by shathe
02/16/2023 10:39 am
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