What Causes This Mark On This 1950-S Penny?

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buggs Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 4:46 pm Been having a good time this weekend with bank rolls. Thought the mark was unique, any input on this is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 5:08 pm Die gouges. Pretty cool. Report this Post to the Staff
buggs Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 5:39 pm Can a die gouge be raised? These are raised like bumps, never seen this before. Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 8:15 pm if there is a gouge in the die it will be raised on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 9:06 pm I never saw anything like that! Cool find. And thank you Experts! I learn something every day on this site. Report this Post to the Staff
buggs Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 11/13/2011 11:19 pm Thanks everyone for the information, really appreciate it Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 07:54 am This is NOT die gouges. It is coin damage. Report this Post to the Staff
ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 09:29 am Quote: This is NOT die gouges. It is coin damage. How do you determine it to be damage? (not arguing here, just looking for the difference between PMD and die damage.) Report this Post to the Staff
buggs Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 12:18 pm I too would like to know the difference only because I am new to this hobby. The marks appear to be as one with the rest of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 12:23 pm Angled cuts/nicks can produce vertical metal displacement that mimics a die gouge. Check out this [eBayItem]390357722600[/eBayItem] for an extreme example. Report this Post to the Staff
buggs Valued Member United States 158 Posts	Posted 11/14/2011 2:58 pm Thanks everyone for your responses on this one. The marks feel and appear to be like wrinkles which is why I thought this might have happened at some point during the minting process. Been researching allot and would like to know if this could be a possible Die Chip: A small chip in a die leaving a raised area on a struck coin , instead of a PMD or die gouge. Report this Post to the Staff
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