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Valued Member
United States
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This is a really wierd half. I assume they are die gouges? They are raised.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Wowser. Never knew termites had teeth strong enough to eat a die.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Fine pieces of wire have gotten between a coin and the die face on previous strikes and have damaged the die. The die gouge line is OK, but that would have happened, probably due to accidental damage before the die was fitted to the press.
The possibility of termite damage is another fair explanation, but their covered tunnels would have to have a reasonabe metallic content to withstand the striking pressure.
Strong termites!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey SuperDave, is it possible it is like on zinc pennies, some gas or air trapped under plating?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just die gouges. Even a clash would make these. Here is an overlay:  Not a struck through wire as the marks would be incuse. When they are raised it is a die issue. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Hey SuperDave, is it possible it is like on zinc pennies, some gas or air trapped under plating?"
I am not Dave but the gas pockets are usually round in nature and are very common to see on zincolns!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gas pockets are not necessarily round in nature, they can also take the form of linear plating bubbles..however,they occur on plated coins such as the Lincoln Cent, not the clad coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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more often than not from my experiance, they are round in nature.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1137 Posts |
and a bit more elevated if I may add.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:"they occur on plated coins such as the Lincoln Cent, not the clad coins" Thanks MainMan750 had the two mixed up. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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[quote/]more often than not from my experiance, they are round in nature[quote] All you need is a little more experience  Plus, I might add that you can edit your posts if you forget anything. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maineman750 I think we all know who needs more experience.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is funny how some people are so eager to point out things like misspellings and other LITTLE things like "not always circles" Some people are just so rude and have no class!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is funny how some people are so eager to point out things like misspellings and other LITTLE things like "not always circles" Some people are just so rude and have no class! Chuck, the point of this forum is to learn and share what we learn...did you notice how papatony accepted a correction with class ? |
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