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hi all, found this and want to know if true dd or something else can cause this. all opinions welcome. tanks,  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have no idea but that is a neat find.
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tanks, pman860507 you should see reverse. but I think its not going to strike it rich for me.
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United States
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I'm wondering if Die Deterioration could cause this. Is the other letters rounded or sharp? Edited by pman860507
01/07/2012 1:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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1). It looks as if the lettering on the die has struck a thickened rim. (minor flan error), but the lettering on the rim has given it far more interest.
2). The dent on the rim between 'WE and 'TRUST' is post mint damage.
"tanks"? the ones that shoots bullets or the ones you fill with water?
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Die deterioration, very common on late 80's cents.
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United States
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It's most likely Die Deterioration, but rather quite peculiar looking, especially if it's a solid copper-alloy cent. What's the date? Are the extra letters incuse? Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
01/08/2012 10:01 am
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Valued Member
United States
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mikediamond, here are more pics. I've included the obverse as well as the reverse. take a look and you will notice on the reverse that the same can be seen on 'UNI' in 'UNITED'. let me know what you think. also I question the motto as to being extra wide. tanks, joe    hard to get clear pics, still trying different lighting. |
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I see no doubling on the reverse and you still haven't told me if the extra letters on the obverse are incuse.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Edited by timsumrall
01/08/2012 10:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
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<-------- Had to look up what incuse meant :)
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United States
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hi all,
I too had to lookup what incused ment, found proper info on another site. so, I went back to my coin and pulled a string through the area between the rim and letters in "IN" and proved that the extra letters are indeed incused both on the obverse and reverse.
tanks,
joe
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I have no clue how a string would have resolved the issue, but if your letters are incuse, then it's almost certainly a case of Die Deterioration. Error coin writer and researcher.
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