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Quite possible - after all (If I'm thinking correctly) that on a hub the devices are raised, in order to make the working dies.
A related question is whether there are any 1943 DDOs lurking out there with a broken hub four over an intact four or an intact over broken four. Also, if the four was broken almost completely, what would be visible, especially on a circulated coin?
The 1936 cents are all intact "R" over broken "R" in LIBERTY. The 1941 cents are a mixture of intact/broken, broken/intact, intact/intact, and broken/broken second "T" in TRUST. On the other hand, I'm not aware of any 1956 cent that is confirmed as either broken/intact or intact/broken "6" in the date, although I have paused more than once when looking at 1956-D DDO-005.
There are also the 1943/1942-S and the three major 1949-S DDOs where the 1949 was hubbed over a 194 from 1948, but those are different situations.
Here's another part of the question. The arch inside the four - the opening in the four - would be recessed on a hub. A broken four wouldn't eliminate the arch. Why isn't its outline clear or at least visible on the "ghost four" coins?
Edited by fortcollins
05/20/2025 11:20 am