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Valued Member
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Ok, what is up with this triangle in the leaf here and why does this "R" look so different than the other?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1. Triangle on the leaf is a die chip. 2. The R is PMD. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry to disagree with you silver but I think this is the result of a die clash and the die got polished a ton in that spot. There should actually be a leaf there. It's what remains of the leaf that is usually present on the coin. Compare it to another quRter and see for yourself
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for pointing out my mistake Waynoah83. I reply to many threads per day, and I accidentally copy/pasted a reply I was typing to another thread into this thread. Sorry.  It is the result of overpolishing the die, which removed the leaf. I don't think it is caused by a clash, as the leaf is present on all normal coins. The flattened R looks like some PMD. Edited by SilverDollar2017
07/11/2018 2:44 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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But clashes are only on the fields of the coin. That area is deeper into the die and not affected by a clash. There is nothing to cause a clash on that area:    Check to see if it is level with the field and leaf. It maybe just a stain? The mark on the leg of the 'R' is just a struck through grease error. Edited by coop
07/11/2018 3:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coop - As the leaf is present on normal coins but only a fragment is left on this one, I'm thinking it because the die was overpolished in that area.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That looks like a stain to me.
More information about Die Deterioration? http://goccf.com/t/317950Retired U.S. Mint Coin Die Set information. http://goccf.com/t/3029611988 P LMC RDV-006, 1998 P LMC Wide AM, and 2000 P LMC Wide AM. http://goccf.com/t/327834 http://goccf.com/t/294303 http://goccf.com/t/312900 1973 D Lincoln Memorial cent With Recurring Die Subsidence Error Information. http://goccf.com/t/304624 Machine Doubling tutorial. http://goccf.com/t/332421Die states progression on coins. Scroll down, so you can see the different die state progressions. http://goccf.com/t/325638Die Deterioration Doubling Tutorial. http://goccf.com/t/336470 |
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Valued Member
United States
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Where is the leaf that is there on every other quarter with this design, on every year. I agree it may look like a stain but what are the odds of this particular die missing that leaf and a stain appearing in the exact same location that is the exact shape and size of the missing leaf? I don't know why it's missing, possibly a little grease was stuck in that leaf on the die. If not from polishing than that is the most obvious answer.
Edited by Waynoah83
07/11/2018 11:53 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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That's a lot of answers. Hmm.. Need to narrow that done that's for sure. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you are looking for the value; either way there is not much if any added value that I see.  |
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Once Thought Impossible! PCGS 1981 Lincoln Cent on Nickel Planchet
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