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Anyone have any idea what this dent is on this Indian head? Is it some sort of stamp?  |
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how does the reverse look? any marks or impressions?
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Nothing on the reverse. No marks or impressions. It looks like there is something under the dent though.
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04/18/2013 01:48 am
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Yeah, that is a lamination error. What you are seeing are the letters from the legend, at the tail end of AMERICA. I have a very intense lamination error on ebay right now, where 1/3 of the coin looks like this. Just click the icon next to my name, if you want to check it out. Cheers. |
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Is the dent the result of a mint error or is it just damage? I see what you mean though, AMERICA goes down and threw that dent. I guess nobody caught that on ebay, I listed it as damage and priced it half of the G price with no takers. Does this lamination error decrease or increase the value of it? Edited by buddy16cat
04/19/2013 12:31 am
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Quote: I have a very intense lamination error on ebay right now, where 1/3 of the coin looks like this. Wow. That thing's spectacular. |
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buddy16cat, Well, it is more of a production or planchet error. It isn't a strike error or damage. The planchet wasn't formed correctly during production, and had a peel. It was struck by the mint press, and the peel fell off the coin after it was struck. Here are pics of the coin I have on auction now. It is awesome... probably will regret getting rid of it.   Edited by Drsandman2
04/19/2013 02:05 am
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Okay, so the dent at 5 o'clock is a peel, correct?
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Wow Drsandman. That is amazing. .
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What I am wondering does the error on the coin add to the value of the coin or is it just worth the value of the coin?
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Here is a closer picture of the dent:  |
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buddy16cat,
I wouldn't expect a premium on your coin. In fact, the coin I showed above has only 1 day left at auction and has a bid of a whopping $6.05. BOOOOO!
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But it won't detract from the value will it since it isn't damage after all? At first I thought it was damage and would detract from the Numismedia value of $41 for that year. Your auction may get higher during the last 4 hours. Many times people bid when the auction is about to end.
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Not to highjack this thread, but is anyone else here bidding on Drsandmans IHC from above. Id rather not get into a bidding war with a fellow CCF Member. But ya know, stuff happens. ;-) |
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