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New Member
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 Moved by Forum Mom from Modern US coins forum to Modern US Variety & Error Coins forum. Edited by derrick
09/14/2012 09:43 am
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Valued Member
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Woah, no idea what could have caused that. But quite a stunning coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That coin was struck through a disintegrating die cap. Did you purchase it from Daves Collectable Coins?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Really cool. I see a few cents like that here and there but not nearly in such "bad" shape.
Why does there appear to be zinc exposed on some of the higher features?
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I would like to see the reverse please. John1  |
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New Member
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The reverse looks quite normal, I'll upload it in a minute.
No I didn't buy it from Dave's Collectible Coins, I work there. We just bought a full set of cents and this was in one of the blank slots. It is very interesting so I though I'd share.
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New Member
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Here is the reverse:  |
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New Member
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I'm not sure what the zinc-looking blotches are. It is a pre-1982 cent so it is solid copper.
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New Member
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I found this explanation of how they are created at a another site, jim's coins. [I took out his url, don't want to violate the forum rules!]  Edited by derrick
09/14/2012 09:46 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hi Derrick,
I am glad you an an employee, we have had a few instances lately of people presenting stolen pics as their own and I noticed the watermark so I thought an enquiry was in order. Value would be $10-20, a legible date certainly helps in that regard because many capped die strikes have indistinct details.
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Pillar of the Community
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derrick thanks for sharing this info !
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like a struck through a deteriating die cap. Nice find.
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Moderator
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Thank you for posting the reverse pic. That is a very nice find. What would the value be for that coin? John1 |
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New Member
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Well I'm putting it up for auction on ebay so I'll let you know what it sells for. |
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New Member
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Well it looks like your value estimate was right on the money biokemist6, it sold at auction on ebay for $18! |
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