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New Member
Australia
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Hi, new to the forum and started noodling 6 months ago. I found this 5 cent coin and the coin has a huge dent on her cheek. My photos are not great but you can see there is something wrong. Any thoughts?  |
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New Member
 Australia
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This might be a better photo, the dent is above her ear and around the hairline.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Welcome Snappy  If it is a dent it is probably PMD |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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New Member
Australia
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Thanks, still something to keep. Slowly getting a good collection of coins and having fun along the way!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Edited by trout1105
03/20/2012 04:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
841 Posts |
That's the way snappy, then you can do what I've done recently and have a big clean up and put heaps back in the pond..stick around mate and post more pic's and someone will let you know what to keep  Your a shocka trout  you'll get in trouble  i'll hav arf..send er in the post  email me some pic's  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I wouldn't say that's PMD until you can see the other side of the coin. It could be struck through a blob of oil. I've seen a very similar effect on some pennies and half-pennies. |
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Australia
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Quote: wouldn't say that's PMD until you can see the other side of the coin. It could be struck through a blob of oil. I've seen a very similar effect on some pennies and half-pennies. Ghosting  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I'm a bit two ways on this one, perhaps as suggested, struck through an oil blob, but it could be
impact damage. The raised detail parts of the design are slightly more susceptible to an impact of this type.
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03/20/2012 07:42 am
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Valued Member
Australia
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Snappy to CCF. It could be PMD and generally speaking the indent will show on the other side of the coin. If the other side of the coin shows no bowing or damage then it is more than likely caused during the minting process. It would help if you could post a photo of the other side of the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Ghosting No, ghosting is something completely different. I am talking about portraits with "dents" in them. The reverse design opposite the indentation will tell the tale. If the design is damaged it's PMD, if it's properly struck then it's been struck through something. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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snappy1 What a coincidence. I have just recently joined Coin Community, and I have also started checking my change 6 months ago !. To make it more fun and successful I have approached this the following way. First I have my "outfit" - see attached image below.  The "Greg McDonald" is a great guide, but it does have limitations. I have found it important to check through "Coin Community" correspondence for "updates". For example, it is the 1994 50 cent "Year of the Family" WIDE date that is the scarce variation, which is the reverse of what McDonald mentions. From this knowledge I have a "hit list" of coins to look out for. I will see if I can post this in a future correspondence. I look at the coins in my change using the magnifying glass first. Aside from the above "hit list" I also look for anything unusual in the coins (see my "Show and Tell - part 2" posting). I then use the higher magnification Lupe to look at particular coins of interest in more detail. It also pays to put groups of a particular commemorative 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 dollar coin side by side and "scan" these with the magnifying glass - to detect more subtle variations. To make it more fun I look for: Foreign coins in our change. Mis-struck coins. Damaged coins. Unusual coins - from my "hit list". Very good condition (uncirculated) older coins that appear in the change from time to time. With all these criteria, I can often add to my album !. Squire |
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New Member
Australia
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Hi, have re photographed the coin on both sides. No damage on other side,no expert but it is really unusual!   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The balance of probability is that it's a genuine error. Struck Through Grease. I'd have to see it in hand to be absolutely certain though. |
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New Member
Australia
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Thanks for the information,it actually looks like a skeleton and no need for a magnifying glass it is so obvious there was something wrong that's how I found it.
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Posted 03/20/2012 02:53 am
with trout 
