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Valued Member
Canada
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As the title implies, I found a 2004 CPZ penny today that has what looks like a strike through error at 4 o'clock on the obverse. I'm looking for confirmation of this, and also what folks think might be the foreign material. I'm guessing grease.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Yes , a strike through error , could be grease .
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Moderator
 Canada
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The edges look much too ragged to be a strike-through. My first instinct is that coin was struck through a defective, yet plated, planchet. Can you post a photo of the other side?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Or subjected to extreme heat. PMD |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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is it common to be missing a denticle at 5'oclock
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Here you go SPP; the reverse is about as plain as any recent penny. I will also take a closeup of the error/damage, because I can. @Zonad: Wouldn't there be some discolouration or other evidence of extreme heating?  Edited by LaureateBust
12/04/2012 6:17 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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And here is the closeup:  |
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Canada
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The depth of the affected area is variable, and there is even an isolated spot in front of the Queen's nose, I think the planchet was defective, prior to the plating process. Then the coin was struck on the defective planchet. This would explain why a couple of the letters in the legend appear to be fully struck, from higher points in the affected area.
Regardless, it is a very cool error, and I am secretly jealous that it is not in my modern 1-cent error collection!! Good find!!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Neat interpretation, SPP! So the planchet had a defect (a depressed region on one face), it proceeded to be plated, then struck. I'm just glad I caught it - my speed and thoroughness in CRH vary tremendously with, for example, how tired I am. If I was a little sleepy I might have been in "date-only" mode and missed it!
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Posted 12/04/2012 4:52 pm
