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wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 10:36 am Awesome find to have a coin written up in Coin World. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2739 Posts	Posted 03/13/2012 10:38 am These are not dropped letters. These letters represent tears in the copper plating. I really can't hazard a guess as to its value. Because it's a rare manifestation of what is otherwise a common form of doubling, it's certainly worth more than face value. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2739 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 12:12 pm Here's a link to the article, which has now been posted online: http://www.coinworld.com/articles/t...sent-platin/ Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 12:45 pm That's really interesting. It must be extremely rare for the extra letters to survive intact like that. They'd be formed at the first moment the die kisses the planchet, but would then have to flow outward through the devices without getting peeled up or distorted. I wonder if some slight bounce or chatter during striking is what allowed that to happen. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2739 Posts	Posted 03/19/2012 3:25 pm Machine Doubling might have been a contributing factor, as there's quite a bit of it on IN GOD WE TRUST and ONE CENT. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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