1825 Capped Bust Half - What Happened Here?

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adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 12:20 am Hello, CCF, hope you're all doing well. This is a common O-116, looks to be very late die state and harshly cleaned at some point. My question is what is going on with the obverse left edge? Seems to be either a planchet issue or die issue, but it doesn't look like any Cud I've ever seen. Also, thoughts on grade, details aside. Report this Post to the Staff

Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 12:41 am Leaning towards a planchet defect, perhaps a delamination before the strike? Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10470 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 02:01 am The strike may have caused the pieces to flake off. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36415 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 05:55 am As for grade, VF details. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 09:37 am Interesting example. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18627 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 10:17 am VF30 (details) is about right best guess. planchet flaw. they do look like they flaked off when the coin was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73564 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 10:56 am I agree with above. Nice coin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 12:50 pm Interesting, I didn't think about a layer of metal flaking off following the strike. Hence still some star details despite the missing top layer. Thanks, all, for the info and feedback on the grade. Report this Post to the Staff
Mrhakfbacon Pillar of the Community United States 554 Posts	Posted 05/01/2026 12:58 pm VF details- probably a planchet flaw Report this Post to the Staff
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