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Not the right curve on the indented portion, looks much smaller than a 10cent coin.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Estwing and punch strike, methinks.
Edited by bosox
12/20/2025 7:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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OK, thanks. Not a winner!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Although the coin shows considerable circulation damage, this appears to be a genuine "indent" (indentation from an unstruck planchet).
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice find!    I hope you still have it. It's a genuine Partial Indent. Errers and Varietys.
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Although the coin shows considerable circulation damage, this appears to be a genuine "indent" (indentation from an unstruck planchet). Excellent! |
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Pillar of the Community
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@MikeDiamond, please help me understand. How can this be a legit indent strike when the diameter of the indent is so much smaller than that of the host coin? Should not the indent be the same diameter as the ten-cent coin?
http://www.victoriancent.com2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bosox asks, "How can this be a legit indent strike when the diameter of the indent is so much smaller than that of the host coin? Should not the indent be the same diameter as the ten-cent coin?" Answer: Many indents and partial brockages show a radius of curvature that is much smaller than that of a planchet or coin. This is because the struck tab of the planchet or coin is compressed and elongated into a thin, narrow tongue of metal. In an off-center strike that is die-struck on both faces, the entire tonnage is applied to a much smaller area, greatly increasing the effective striking pressure. When a second planchet is involved (as in the case of an indent or partial brockage), the already increased effective striking pressure is doubled due to the double thickness.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you for the explanation.
http://www.victoriancent.com2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA.
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Thank you for the explanation.  |
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So this a legit indent? wow, very cool! learned something new.
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