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what about the 'bold' digits ? I think it's just from being wore down from circulation. John1  |
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not possible, as the 4 extends too far to the right... I think double punched...
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I agree, looks like it was double punched.
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2nd thought...
why is CANADA also much toooooo fat?
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John1 ..
NOT possible, look at the details... appears to be an uneven strike?
look at the faint image from the date to the 4 and the the littkle dooohickie on th foot of the 4....
also look at the unecen wear on the bottom of the coin....
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here is what I see. first of all, when canadian cents (and many other types of coins) wear over time the letters flatten and "spread". the mark on the 4 is just a ding mark that moved a little bit of the metal over. I do not see any doubling on the 1944. also, the 1943 is a less worn example which makes the difference in the numbers even more noticeable.
this just my opinion. :)
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 and even if it were doubled the damage is just too much! |
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also. Look at the space between the date and the leaf on both coins also |
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  i finally found other examples of '44 and they are slightly lighter than the 1944 bold I found first ! don't you find ? |
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wear on a coin does not spread or widen a number or date.
it is not physically possible to add metall without a mechanical action.
if anything, it will take away metal and make the item shallower and hence it appears to be wider in relation to other items.
If someone knows of a way to add metal without mechanical or perhaps chemical manipulation, I would like to know.
HHB
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I think it's all an optical illusion caused by the strategic build-up of patina in certain areas on the coin.
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i agree with hhbkiddo that an '4' digit is definetly longer and it contains more metal in it, if not the digit can not be over the crack, and the '9' stills far wider than any other pic shown here. It's takes more material to be such differents.
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sorry to be a "kill-joy", but I see nothing out of the ordinary. The gouge is post mint. Maybe some one can make an overlay to show the two are the same. C'est la vi!  Here is another that you can compare. Dick Edited by livingdinasaur
07/01/2009 1:06 pm
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