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While I own a few coins that I cherish, I wouldn't call myself a full-time coin collector, hence why I came here. Can someone please help me out with what I have here (focusing on the word "liberty" and "1960.")  |
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Canada
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that is chipping and ware of the die from being used past when it should have been retired.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by cwb
06/07/2015 1:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with thedollarman but can add that the chips over the R of liberty and the 0 of the date can be considered Cuds because they include the rim. A Cud is a more collectable error than a chip. Nice coin |
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It is hard to tell from my shot- and I am attempting to get a better one- but I noticed that the ridge of the coin that connects to the lettering, or the " Cud" as you will, is raised to the level of the ridge, and not the lettering itself. It appears to stay level with the ridge, and then drops off (like a singular step) down to the lettering/numerals. Please excuse my ignorance towards the subject, as the words I chose might not be the best to describe it within this community. |
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United States
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Does this coin have a mint mark on the reverse, next to the building?
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New Member
United States
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Yes it does, it reads "D."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could you post a photo of the reverse side?
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New Member
United States
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I understand that the flash may be disruptive, my camera is having a lot of trouble focusing on the close up shots.  Edited by Hyedrojin
06/07/2015 2:21 pm
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New Member
United States
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And the shot of the ridge "stepping" down to the lettering. I was unable to focus the "0" along with the letters.  |
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United States
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I'm not sure what it is. It does have some interesting features, but I can't see it clearly enough to tell. There are several doubled dies listed for that date, but it was also very common to have Die Deterioration Doubling and Machine Doubling.  |
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United States
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You guys are great, thank you very much for your input and research. I too came across the link that stoneman227 posted. If you look closely at the picture labeled 'CU-5c-1960D-01', you can also notice something going on above the "E" in Liberty, but no sorts of errors involving the other letters. I was able to find an ebay listing which included the same Cud error over the "0." http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1960-D-D-D-J...em2352024c99 (I'd just like to make it known that I am posting this link purely for research purposes, and I am not the one selling this coin, nor am I endorsing it's sale.) |
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United States
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The letters getting drawn to the edge of a coin from die degradation was common with US silver Bust coins of the 1800s, as with the 1823 Capped Bust half dollar shown here. I wonder if the raised tops of the letters "BERT" on your nickel in your third image might have been caused by repeated hits to the edge, as might be caused by being dropped into a slot machine thousands of times. The marks on the obverse and reverse are certainly characteristic of heavy slot machine usage.  Edited by Classic Coins
06/07/2015 4:25 pm
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United States
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I have about a dozen rolls of these, in various states. For a long time they were promoted as "bar zeros". Every few boxes are good for a pair, or so.
Good eye!
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United States
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Totally forgot about bar zeroes! I even have an old error book with them listed !  |
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Posted 06/07/2015 1:28 pm
