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Cointasy New Member Canada 13 Posts	Posted 08/11/2023 3:39 pm Hi all, Looking for some help identifying this large cent. there are many missing stem 6,7,8,11,13,15. gaps on loop 2, 7,13,15 I got the result of PC59-192 56a+J15 by following the Vicky cent website. How about the "59" on reverse is it a weak strike or an error? Edited by Cointasy 08/11/2023 3:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff

fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 08/11/2023 4:03 pm Correct 192 and I would say weak strike Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 08/11/2023 9:38 pm Nice coin. Looks like a Struck Through Grease to me. LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1088 Posts	Posted 08/14/2023 10:41 am Considering the locations of the reverse die cracks, in this late state, die collapse could be causing the weakness at the O and the 59. The cracks at leaf 14 and 16 are aimed right at the O of ONE. You can see an interior crack along the top of the O also. You've also got cracks at leaves 5, 7 and 10 and another interior crack through the N of ONE going down through the NT of CENT. All of those cracks could result in die collapse to leave parts of the lettering in those areas weak. It's not uncommon to see this in late state coins. You might even see a bulge in the fields in around those areas which may not show up in the photos. Nice coin! I love these late die states. Here's an example of another coin with late state die collapse showing weakness and bulge in the fields. Edited by Phil310 08/14/2023 11:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
Cointasy New Member Canada 13 Posts	Posted 08/14/2023 1:13 pm Thank you @phil310 for the insight! Never thought about that as a possibility! Always fascinating to learn about coins and what it went through over the 100+ years. Report this Post to the Staff
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