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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like the start of a Die Chip.
Errers and Varietys.
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I have several in the bag with that in the same exact spot and some even more pronounced
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I have several in the bag with that in the same exact spot and some even more pronounced The die chip would be on the die and it'll transfer to multiple coins it strikes.
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Looks like the start of a Die Chip. I agree. Another  to the Community, and thank you for the new topic with photos. 
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Thanks for clarifying. On that note... of being a die chip... can we assume more valuable?
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more valuable, no, not really - unless the chip was very large.
But I agree this is a die chip on several coins from the same die.
Now some times you can see a progression of a chip getting larger as the die breaks up. (the chip looking shallow and small and growing)
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A die chip is considered a Die Event and is not an error. Depending on when the chip occurred during the run, there could be as many if not more with the chip than without. Also if you over magnify your coins, you will find many small anomalies on a lot of them that have no significance. If you can't see something at 5X, than it is not worth it as that is all that TPG's use when grading coins. Edited by JimmyD
05/08/2025 6:55 pm
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Jimmy's, where did you find that a die chip is part of the minting process ? By the same reasoning a Cud would be part of the process , a die chip is a break on the die that fell off and leaves more metal on the design according to definition of a die chip or die break in CONECA |
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These are large raised irregular blobs found usually at the design stress points. They are most often found in the fields between the design and the rim. After repeated strikings under tons of pressure, the dies begin to crack. When these cracks meet each other (as in a circle), or when they extend to the rim, the metal contained within the borders of the crack begins to break away from the die itself. The broken piece may not at first be loose enough to fall away. In such a case, the coin shows a depression where the die chip or, if it is large enough, the die break has occurred.
Die chip
These are small raised irregular blobs of metal found usually at the design stress points. They are most often found in the recessed areas of certain letters or numbers (e.g.; B & R of LIBERTY and the 9 & 5 of the date). This is because the recessed areas of the letters and numbers on the coin are raised areas on the die, which look like little islands. It does not take much stress before these raised pieces of the die start to chip and break off, leaving a raised area on the coin where a recessed area is expected
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Only my Philly coins have it. And not ALL of the Philly's. About 80 percent of them. None of my Denvers have it. A die would be specific to a particular mint and inside said mint, specific to that particular run of coins from said die.
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Quote:Jimmy's, where did you find that a die chip is part of the minting process ? By the same reasoning a Cud would be part of the process , a die chip is a break on the die that fell off and leaves more metal on the design according to definition of a die chip or die break in CONECA Your right, my mistake, I used the wrong terminology, meant to say "Die Event". I will change the post to avoid confusion. Thanks for catching that.
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. Looking to get a couple certified. Is it worth it?
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to the CCF. No They add no premium to coins, as Dearborn stated above.
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I will add that lots of times when there is a die anomaly on a large portion of coins from a particular mint and year it will often be master die doubling. (1972 Lincoln cents for example.)
Since you are finding this only on the Philly coins, this might be the case with your coin.
Master die doubling doesn't really add any value to a coin, but it can make a coin more interesting as an educational piece.
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